Category: European Court of Human Rights

CASE OF ȚIRIAC v. ROMANIA – The applicant complained about a breach of his right to honour and reputation, alleging that the domestic courts had failed to protect his rights following an allegedly defamatory press article

FOURTH SECTION CASE OF ȚIRIAC v. ROMANIA (Application no. 51107/16) JUDGMENT Art 8 • Private life • Dismissal of general tort law claim brought by well-known public figure in respect of allegedly defamatory press article on business practices affecting the…

CASE OF GENOV AND SARBINSKA v. BULGARIA – The two applicants, a popular blogger and a political activist, were found guilty of hooliganism and fined for spray-painting a monument to “partisans” on the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution

The two applicants, a popular blogger and a political activist, were found guilty of hooliganism and fined for spray-painting a monument to “partisans” on the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, in the context of nation-wide protests against a government…

Biancardi v. Italy (European Court of Human Rights)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 256 November 2021 Biancardi v. Italy – 77419/16 Judgment 25.11.2021 [Section I] Article 10 Article 10-1 Freedom of expression Civil sanctioning of an editor for lengthy refusal to de-index article on a criminal case…

CASE OF SEVASTYANOV v. UKRAINE – The case concerns the applicant’s allegations of ill-treatment while in police custody, his unlawful and excessive pre-trial detention as well as the excessive length of criminal proceedings

The case concerns the applicant’s allegations of ill-treatment while in police custody (Article 3), his unlawful and excessive pre-trial detention (Article 5 §§ 1 and 3) as well as the excessive length of criminal proceedings (Article 6 § 1). FIFTH SECTION CASE OF…

CASE OF TSENTR “UKRASA” v. UKRAINE – The present application concerns the issue of res judicata. The applicant company complained under Article 6 of the Convention that the national courts had considered the same claim involving the same parties twice.

FIFTH SECTION CASE OF TSENTR “UKRASA” v. UKRAINE (Application no. 2836/10) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 25 November 2021 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Tsentr “Ukrasa” v. Ukraine, The European Court of…