Анатолий Ковлер: каким я его знаю (субъективные заметки)

Сравнительное конституционное обозрение. 2023. № 5. С. 142–151.

Evseev A.

This article is dedicated to the 75th birthday of the prominent legal scholar A. I. Kovler, Doctor of
Law, Professor, and judge of the European Court of Human Rights from Russia from 1999 to 2012.
The author focuses on his own personal impressions of discourse with Kovler, interspersed with an
analysis of his key works. Thus, the personal is, as it were, intertwined with the scholarly. Particular
attention is paid to Kovler’s inclusion in pan-European scientific discourse, without which his personality
would have lost a piece of its charm. The author pays tribute to the professional achievements
and broad erudition of the article’s subject. A number of Kovler’s publications went into
scholarly circulation and, although somewhat forgotten, have not lost their relevance. With sad bewilderment,
the author evaluates the civic position of A. I. Kovler over the last two years. The author
also touches on a number of Kovler’s dissenting opinions during his tenure as a judge of the European
Court of Human Rights, evaluating their aesthetic and legal merits. Particular attention is
paid to the problem of interpreting the history of the twentieth century in international justice, at
the origins of which was Kovler himself. Additional attention is focused on his connections with
France, which are so visibly seen both in his scientific work and in the course of personal communication
with him.

Keywords: Европейский Суд по правам человека, moral dilemmas, моральные дилеммы, European Court for Human Rights, training of lawyers, A. I. Kovler, подготовка юридических кадров, А. И. Ковлер