FIFTH SECTION CASE OF SHURIYYA ZEYNALOV v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 69460/12) JUDGMENT Art 3 (substantive) • Inhuman or degrading treatment • Death in custody from alleged pulmonary embolism • Failure of Government to explain origin of serious injuries seen on…
CASE OF BİLAL AKYILDIZ v. TURKEY (European Court of Human Rights)
SECOND SECTION CASE OF BİLAL AKYILDIZ v. TURKEY (Application no. 36897/07) JUDGMENT Art 5 § 1 • Arrest and detention of the applicant on reasonable suspicion of a series of sexual assaults and attempts to abduct minors • Arrest on…
CASE OF BELOVA v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights)
THIRD SECTION CASE OF BELOVA v. RUSSIA (Application no. 33955/08) JUDGMENT Art 1 P1 • Respect for property • Public property recovered by State years after purchase by applicant following unauthorised sale to intermediate acquirers • Acquirer’s duty to investigate…
CASE OF AGGERHOLM v. DENMARK (European Court of Human Rights)
SECOND SECTION CASE OF AGGERHOLM v. DENMARK (Application no. 45439/18) JUDGMENT Art 3 • Inhuman and degrading treatment • Applicant’s strapping to a restraint bed for almost twenty-three hours in a psychiatric hospital not strictly necessary and not respectful of…
CASE OF CIVINSKAITE v. LITHUANIA (European Court of Human Rights)
SECOND SECTION CASE OF ČIVINSKAITĖ v. LITHUANIA (Application no. 21218/12) JUDGMENT Art 6 § 1 (civil) • Fair hearing • Disciplinary proceedings against a prosecutor for allegedly improperly carrying out her duties in a high‑profile criminal case • Applicant demoted…
Kotilainen and Others v. Finland (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 243 August-September 2020 Kotilainen and Others v. Finland – 62439/12 Judgment 17.9.2020 [Section I] Article 2 Positive obligations Failure to preventively confiscate gun from student whose internet postings prior to committing school killings, while…
Mirgadirov v. Azerbaijan and Turkey (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 243 August-September 2020 Mirgadirov v. Azerbaijan and Turkey – 62775/14 Judgment 17.9.2020 [Section V] Article 8 Article 8-1 Respect for correspondence Respect for family life Respect for private life Lack of legal basis for…
Grubnyk v. Ukraine (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 243 August-September 2020 Grubnyk v. Ukraine – 58444/15 Judgment 17.9.2020 [Section V] Article 5 Article 5-3 Reasonableness of pre-trial detention Proper justification for applicant’s pre-trial detention, unaffected by law limiting courts’ powers to release…
CASE OF MIRGADIROV v. AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY (European Court of Human Rights)
FIFTH SECTION CASE OF MIRGADIROV v. AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY (Application no. 62775/14) JUDGMENT Art 8 • Respect for private and family life • Respect for correspondence • Lack of legal basis for restrictions on detainee’s right to receive and subscribe…
CASE OF GRUBNYK v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights)
FIFTH SECTION CASE OF GRUBNYK v. UKRAINE (Application no. 58444/15) JUDGMENT Art 5 § 3 • Reasonableness of pre-trial detention • Proper justification for applicant’s pre-trial detention, unaffected by law limiting courts’ powers to release terrorism suspects • Domestic court’s…