Category: European Court of Human Rights

CASE OF POGREBNYY AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE – 42419/04

The case concerns various aspects of the criminal proceedings against the first applicant, including seizure and attachment of property that he and the other applicants had at their disposal. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF POGREBNYY AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE (Application no.…

CASE OF A.B. v. ITALY – 13755/18

The case concerns the applicant’s detention in the hotspot at Contrada Imbriacola on the island of Lampedusa, the poor conditions of his stay there and his forced removal to Tunisia. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF A.B. v. ITALY (Application no. 13755/18)…

CASE OF SAMSIN v. UKRAINE – 38977/19

The case concerns the applicant’s dismissal, on 25 April 2017, from the position of judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine and the measures applied to him under the Government Cleansing (Lustration) Act (“the GCA”). FIFTH SECTION CASE OF SAMSIN…

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Entry into force: 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49 Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and…

Hovhannisyan and Karapetyan v. Armenia

Legal summary October 2023 Hovhannisyan and Karapetyan v. Armenia – 67351/13 Judgment 17.10.2023 [Section IV] Article 2 Positive obligations Article 2-1 Life Failure to take measures to protect life of two conscripts killed during compulsory military service by a fellow…

CASE OF LUCA v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – 55351/17

The present case concerns the alleged failure of the Moldovan authorities to protect the applicant from domestic violence and to support her in maintaining contact with her children. In the Court’s opinion, the combination of the above factors clearly demonstrates…

CASE OF A.D. v. MALTA – 12427/22

The case concerns the holding of the applicant, a vulnerable individual due to his alleged minority and health situation, in different detention centres for different purposes over several months. The Court notes that it has found a violation of Article…