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 MASLAK v. SLOVAKIA (NO. 3) – 35673/18

FIRST SECTION CASE OF MASLÁK v. SLOVAKIA (No. 3) (Application no. 35673/18) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 27 April 2023 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Maslák v. Slovakia (no. 3), The European…

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…