Category: European Court of Human Rights

Sanchez v. France [GC]

Legal summary May 2023 Sanchez v. France [GC] – 45581/15 Judgment 15.5.2023 [GC] Article 10 Article 10-1 Freedom of expression

CASE OF SANCHEZ v. FRANCE – 45581/15

The application concerns, with regard to Article 10 of the Convention, the criminal conviction of the applicant, at the time a local councillor who was standing for election to Parliament, for the offence of incitement to hatred or violence against…