. The case concerns an alleged breach of Article 11 of the Convention as a result of the injuries suffered by the applicant during the forceful dispersal of a demonstration. The applicant instituted criminal proceedings against the police officers who…
Category: European Court of Human Rights
CASE OF GRACIA GONZALEZ v. SPAIN (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 65107/16
THIRD SECTION CASE OF GRACIA GONZALEZ v. SPAIN (Application no. 65107/16) JUDGMENT Art 6 § 1 (criminal proceedings) • Adversarial trial • No formal opportunity for applicant to make submissions in respect of Public Prosecutor’s request to discontinue criminal proceedings…
CASE OF AGAPOV v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 52464/15
. The case concerns the applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 2 of the Convention (presumption of innocence) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (the applicant’s obligation to pay damages as a consequence of the failure to pay taxes…
CASE OF UDALTSOV v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights)
THIRD SECTION CASE OF UDALTSOV v. RUSSIA (Application no. 76695/11) JUDGMENT Art 5 § 1 • Lawful arrest or detention • Arbitrary administrative detention after charge of disobeying a lawful order by police • Lack of clarity on factual and…
CASE OF MIKHAIL MIRONOV v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights)
THIRD SECTION CASE OF MIKHAIL MIRONOV v. RUSSIA (Application no. 58138/09) JUDGMENT Art 6 § 1 (civil proceedings) • Impartial tribunal • Judge’s withdrawal statement in related proceedings, merely related to facts, not giving rise to doubts as to personal…
CASE OF STOYAN KRASTEV v. BULGARIA (European Court of Human Rights)
FOURTH SECTION CASE OF STOYAN KRASTEV v. BULGARIA (Application no. 1009/12) JUDGMENT Art 5 § 5 • Compensation • Inability for a sentenced prisoner to obtain compensation for unlawful confinement in an a disciplinary isolation cell • Applicability of Art…
CASE OF KARASTELEV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights)
THIRD SECTION CASE OF KARASTELEV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Application no. 16435/10) JUDGMENT Art 10 • Freedom of expression • Prosecutor’s unfettered discretion to issue warnings, cautions and orders under “anti-extremism” legislation lacking foreseeability and safeguards • Lack of foreseeable…
Smbat Ayvazyan v. Armenia (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 244 October 2020 Smbat Ayvazyan v. Armenia – 49021/08 Judgment 8.10.2020 [Section I] Article 11 Article 11-1 Freedom of peaceful assembly Arbitrary prosecution and conviction of opposition supporters, linked to their participation in a…
Jhangiryan v. Armenia (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 244 October 2020 Jhangiryan v. Armenia – 44841/08 Judgment 8.10.2020 [Section I] Article 11 Article 11-1 Freedom of peaceful assembly Arbitrary prosecution and conviction of opposition supporters, linked to their participation in a protest…
Ayoub and Others v. France (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 244 October 2020 Ayoub and Others v. France – 77400/14, 34532/15 and 34550/15 Judgment 8.10.2020 [Section V] Article 17 Dissolution of paramilitary-type far-right associations engaged in racist and antisemitic indoctrination: inadmissible Article 11 Article…