INTRODUCTION. The applicant, who is a well-known novelist and journalist, alleged that his pre-trial detention had breached Articles 5, 10 and 18 of the Convention. SECOND SECTION CASE OF AHMET HÜSREV ALTAN v. TURKEY (Application no. 13252/17) JUDGMENT Art 5…
CASE OF MRAOVIC v. CROATIA (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 30373/13
GRAND CHAMBER CASE OF MRAOVIĆ v. CROATIA (Application no. 30373/13) JUDGMENT (Striking out) Art 37 • Striking out applications • Applicant’s death in the course of the proceedings • Continued examination not justified • Wish of the late applicant’s closest…
Vavricka and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC] (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 250 April 2021 Vavřička and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC] – 47621/13, 3867/14, 73094/14 et al. Judgment 8.4.2021 [GC] Article 8 Article 8-1 Respect for private life Fine on parent and exclusion of children from preschool for refusal to…
CASE OF VAVRICKA AND OTHERS v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC (European Court of Human Rights) Applications nos. 47621/13 and 5 others
The applicants alleged, in particular, that the various consequences for them of non-compliance with the statutory duty of vaccination had been incompatible with their right to respect for their private life under Article 8 of the Convention. The case originated…
Venken and Others v. Belgium (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 250 April 2021 Venken and Others v. Belgium – 46130/14, 76251/14, 42969/16 et al. Judgment 6.4.2021 [Section III] Article 34 Victim Compensation of a sufficient amount covering the entire period of the applicants’ compulsory confinement in the psychiatric wing of…
Handzhiyski v. Bulgaria (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 250 April 2021 Handzhiyski v. Bulgaria – 10783/14 Judgment 6.4.2021 [Section IV] Article 10 Article 10-1 Freedom of expression Unjustified conviction and fine for placing Santa Claus accessories on a communist leader’s statue in the context of political…
CASE OF M.L. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Applications nos. 25079/19 and 18570/19
INTRODUCTION. The applicants complained under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention about the risk of death, torture and/or ill-treatment in the event of their forced return to North Korea and that they had had no effective remedies in respect…
CASE OF ZADOROZHNYY AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Applications nos. 55025/18 and 12185/19
INTRODUCTION. The applications belong to a series of cases concerning a Russia‑specific issue: a possibility by the State to reclaim real property from a bona fide purchaser. THIRD SECTION CASE OF ZADOROZHNYY AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 55025/18 and…
CASE OF FRENKEL AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Applications nos. 22481/18 and 38903/19
INTRODUCTION. The applications belong to a series of cases concerning a Russia‑specific issue: a possibility by the State to reclaim real property from a bona fide purchaser. THIRD SECTION CASE OF FRENKEL AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 22481/18 and…
CASE OF OLGA KUDRINA v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 34313/06
INTRODUCTION. The main issues in the present case are whether the domestic courts’ refusal to summon witnesses on the applicant’s behalf breached her rights under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention and whether the applicant’s prosecution…