Category: European Court of Human Rights

Request for an advisory opinion under Article 29 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine

Legal Summary – Request for an advisory opinion under Article 29 of the Oviedo Convention. PDF, WORD. GRAND CHAMBER DECISION Request for an advisory opinion under Article 29 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of…

REPORT TO THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ON THE VISIT TO SWEDEN CARRIED OUT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (CPT) FROM 18 TO 29 JANUARY 2021

Sweden: Visit 2021 CPT/Inf (2021) 20 | Section: 1/27 | Date: 30/07/2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the sixth periodic visit to Sweden was to review the measures taken by the Swedish authorities in response to the recommendations made…

Volodina v. Russia (no. 2) (European Court of Human Rights)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 254 August-September 2021 Volodina v. Russia (no. 2) – 40419/19 Judgment 14.9.2021 [Section III] Article 8 Positive obligations Article 8-1 Respect for private life Authorities’ failure to protect victim of domestic violence from repeated…

M.D. and Others v. Russia (European Court of Human Rights)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 254 August-September 2021 M.D. and Others v. Russia – 71321/17, 25735/18, 58858/18 et al. Judgment 14.9.2021 [Section III] Article 3 Expulsion Proposed expulsion to Syria: expulsion would constitute a violation Article 2 Expulsion Proposed…