Category: European Court of Human Rights

S.P. and others v. Russia

Legal summary May 2023 S.P. and others v. Russia – 36463/11, 11235/13, 35817/13 et al. Judgment 2.5.2023 [Section III] Article 3 Degrading treatment Inhuman treatment Positive obligations Segregation, humiliation and abuse of prisoners by fellow inmates on account of inferior…

CASE OF STRASSENMEYER v. GERMANY- 57818/18

The case concerns the applicant’s conviction for murder based, in particular, on the pre-trial statement of a co-accused who had refused to testify in court. FOURTH SECTION CASE OF STRASSENMEYER v. GERMANY (Application no. 57818/18) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 2 May 2023…

CASE OF SAKSKOBURGGOTSKI AND CHROBOK v. BULGARIA – The case concerns the attempts of the applicants – the former King of Bulgaria (1943-46) and his sister – to obtain the restitution of former properties of the Crown

THIRD SECTION CASE OF SAKSKOBURGGOTSKI AND CHROBOK v. BULGARIA (Applications nos. 38948/10 and 8954/17) JUDGMENT (Just satisfaction) Art 41 • Just satisfaction • Award for pecuniary damage sustained from violation of Art 1 P1 on account of disproportionate ban on…

CASE OF DURSUN ALIYEV v. AZERBAIJAN – 20216/14

FIRST SECTION CASE OF DURSUN ALIYEV v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 20216/14) JUDGMENT Art 6 § 1 (criminal) • Fair hearing • Applicant deprived of an effective opportunity to challenge reliability of key evidence against him, oppose its use and adduce…

CASE OF ABBASALIYEVA v. AZERBAIJAN – 6950/13

FIRST SECTION CASE OF ABBASALIYEVA v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 6950/13) JUDGMENT Art 8 • Positive obligations • Private life • Failure by domestic courts to protect the applicant’s reputation in civil proceedings against a newspaper for publication of articles containing…