Russia is only the second country to leave the pan-European group tasked with upholding human rights and the rule of law since its formation after World War Two.
But the decision, announced hours before a vote on its expulsion in the Council of Europe's assembly, also has concrete consequences. In a resolution drafted on Monday but adopted on Tuesday after Moscow's announcement, the Council of Europe's assembly said Russia should be pushed out."In the common European home, there is no place for an aggressor," it said.The resolution, adopted by unanimity, said that the impact of Russia withdrawing from Europe's court of human rights would be mitigated by the fact that Moscow failed to properly act on its judgements.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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