[Mackenzie Ellwood is a barrister at the Bar of Ireland. For the last year, she has work as a legal intern/desk officer for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and she is currently an acting as…

The following post intends to illuminate the potential for disparity in the approaches taken by members of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR/the Court) in their purported recognition of Article 10, namely the UK and Croatia, but in an unusual and specific context: the tolerance of energetic republican performers boasting controversial repertoires, with tunes that are aggressive, both in rhythm and in rhetoric.