The case concerns the applicant’s complaint under Article 6 of the Convention that his right to legal assistance had been breached, notably because his waiving of his right to a lawyer had not been valid as he had been suffering from…
CASE OF M.P. v. LITHUANIA – The case concerns the applicant’s pre-trial detention, his involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation and his allegations of ill-treatment while in detention
European Court of Human Rights SECOND SECTION CASE OF M.P. v. LITHUANIA (Application no. 59063/21) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 6 February 2024 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of M.P. v. Lithuania, The…
CASE OF T.A. v. ARMENIA – The case concerns the applicant’s placement in a psychiatric institution for compulsory treatment
European Court of Human Rights FOURTH SECTION CASE OF T.A. v. ARMENIA (Application no. 2648/22) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 6 February 2024 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of T.A. v. Armenia, The…
CASE OF MICALLEF AND OTHERS v. MALTA – 50693/20
The case concerns an imposed lease as a result of the application of Chapter 69 of the Laws of Malta whereby the applicants, who co-own the property at different shares, are receiving 203 euros (EUR) per annum (based on the…
CASE OF DANEŞ AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA – The case concerns the alleged failure by the domestic courts to protect the applicants’ reputation from attacks in the online media
European Court of Human Rights FOURTH SECTION CASE OF DANEŞ AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA (No. 2) (Applications nos. 32368/19 and 2 others) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 6 February 2024 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In…
CASE OF ZHEZHOVSKI v. NORTH MACEDONIA – 52572/18
European Court of Human Rights SECOND SECTION CASE OF ZHEZHOVSKI v. NORTH MACEDONIA (Application no. 52572/18) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 6 February 2024 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Zhezhovski v. North…
CASE OF SNIJDERS v. THE NETHERLANDS – The case concerns the alleged unfairness of criminal proceedings against the applicant owing to his inability to directly cross-examine an anonymous witness whose statements were used in evidence against him
European Court of Human Rights (Application no. 56440/15) The applicant submitted that his right to examine witness X was wrongly restricted, arguing that there had been no good reason to grant X the status of threatened witness. In that connection…
CASE OF SNIJDERS v. THE NETHERLANDS – 56440/15
The case concerns the alleged unfairness of criminal proceedings against the applicant owing to his inability to directly cross-examine an anonymous witness whose statements were used in evidence against him. European Court of Human Rights THIRD SECTION CASE OF SNIJDERS…
CASE OF HAMZAYAN v. ARMENIA – 43082/14
The case concerns complaints, raised under Articles 9 and 14 of the Convention, in relation to an administrative penalty imposed on the applicant, a Jehovah’s Witness, by the authorities of the unrecognised “Nagorno Karabakh Republic” (“the NKR”), for discussing the…
CASE OF ĐURIĆ v. SERBIA – 24989/17
The application concerns the applicant’s alleged entitlement to a disability benefit. In particular, the applicant maintained that at the age of 13, he had been severely injured by an explosive device which had been left behind following a previous armed…