FOURTH SECTION CASE OF FULGA AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA (Application no. 57392/15 and 9 others – see appended list) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 22 July 2021 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of…
CASE OF DUBOVYCH v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) Applications nos. 47821/10 and 66460/12
The applicants alleged that their home had been unlawfully searched and complained of unavailability of effective domestic remedies for the relevant complaints. They invoked Articles 6, 8 and 13 of the Convention. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF DUBOVYCH v. UKRAINE (Applications…
CASE OF MAHMUDOV AND AGAZADE v. AZERBAIJAN (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 28083/08
The applicants complained under Article 10 of the Convention that their criminal conviction for publishing an allegedly defamatory article had constituted a violation of their freedom of expression. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF MAHMUDOV AND AGAZADE v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 28083/08)…
CASE OF GUMENYUK AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 11423/19
The present case concerns judges of the Supreme Court of Ukraine who complain that they were unlawfully prevented from exercising their judicial functions as a result of the judicial reform and legislative amendments in 2016. In this connection the applicants…
CASE OF BADALYAN v. AZERBAIJAN (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 51295/11
The application concerns alleged ill-treatment during detention in violation of Article 3 of the Convention and unlawful detention in violation of Article 5. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF BADALYAN v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 51295/11) JUDGMENT Art 3 • Degrading treatment •…
CASE OF AZER AHMADOV v. AZERBAIJAN (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 3409/10
The application concerns the telephone tapping of an opposition journalist and raises issues, in particular, under Article 8 of the Convention. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF AZER AHMADOV v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 3409/10) JUDGMENT Art 8 • Respect for private life…
CASE OF RECZKOWICZ v. POLAND (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 43447/19
The applicant, who is a barrister, complained that the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court that dealt with her case had not been an independent and impartial “tribunal established by law” and alleged a breach of Article 6 § 1…
Loquifer v. Belgium – 79089/13, 13805/14 and 54534/14 (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 253 July 2021 Loquifer v. Belgium – 79089/13, 13805/14 and 54534/14 Judgment 20.7.2021 [Section III] Article 6 Civil proceedings Article 6-1 Access to court Absence of a judicial remedy to review the suspension by…
D v. Bulgaria – 29447/17 (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 253 July 2021 D v. Bulgaria – 29447/17 Judgment 20.7.2021 [Section IV] Article 3 Expulsion Return to Turkey of a Turkish journalist who had expressed his fear of ill-treatment in the context of the…
Zoltán Varga v. Slovakia (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 253 July 2021 Zoltán Varga v. Slovakia – 58361/12, 25592/16 and 27176/16 Judgment 20.7.2021 [Section I] Article 8 Article 8-1 Respect for private life Practically unfettered power exercised by intelligence service implementing surveillance operation,…