By a decision of 15 April 2021, sent by a letter of the same date, the French Conseil d’État requested the European Court of Human Rights, under Article 1 of Protocol No. 16 to the Convention for the Protection of…
CASE OF BRYANSK-TULA DIOCESE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FREE CHURCH v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 32895/13
The case concerns the dissolution of the Bryansk and Tula Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Free Church (Брянско-Тульское Епархиальное управление Российской Православной Свободной Церкви) – a religious organisation registered under Russian law in 1995 in the Bryansk Region (“the applicant…
CASE OF KOTLYAR v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 38825/16 and 2 others
The case concerns the commission of migration law offences by the applicant in protest against what was perceived as Russia’s restrictive system of residence registration. THIRD SECTION CASE OF KOTLYAR v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 38825/16 and 2 others – see list…
Kavala v. Türkiye [GC] (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 264 July 2022 Kavala v. Türkiye [GC] – 28749/18 Judgment 11.7.2022 [GC] Article 46 Article 46-4 Infringement proceedings Infringement proceedings against Türkiye for failure to abide by Court’s final judgment explicitly indicating applicant’s immediate…
CASE OF KAVALA v. TÜRKİYE (European Court of Human Rights) 28749/18
Under the terms of Article 46 § 4 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”), the Committee of Ministers referred to the Court, on 2 February 2022, the question whether the Republic of…
Tagiyeva v. Azerbaijan (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 264 July 2022 Tagiyeva v. Azerbaijan – 72611/14 Judgment 7.7.2022 [Section V] Article 2 Positive obligations Absence of real and immediate risk to life of well-known writer, subject of a religious fatwa with no…
Chocholáč v. Slovakia (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 264 July 2022 Chocholáč v. Slovakia – 81292/17 Judgment 7.7.2022 [Section I] Article 8 Article 8-1 Respect for private life General and indiscriminate ban on prisoner possession of pornographic material not permitting proportionality assessment…
CASE OF MEDAK AND OTHERS v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (European Court of Human Rights) 45689/21 and 3 others
The applicants complained of the excessive length of administrative proceedings. FOURTH SECTION CASE OF MEDAK AND OTHERS v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (Application no. 45689/21 and 3 others – see appended list) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 7 July 2022 This judgment is final…
CASE OF FEKETE AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (European Court of Human Rights) 44057/20 and 11 others
The applicants complained of the excessive length of civil proceedings. Some applicants also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. FIRST SECTION CASE OF FEKETE AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (Applications nos. 44057/20 and 11 others – see appended…
CASE OF HAOUARI v. HUNGARY (European Court of Human Rights) 29440/16
The application concerns the legal basis of the applicant’s detention with a view to deportation. It raises issues under Article 5 § 1 of the Convention. FIRST SECTION CASE OF HAOUARI v. HUNGARY (Application no. 29440/16) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 7 July…