FIFTH SECTION CASE OF HAJI AND OTHERS v. AZERBAIJAN (Applications nos. 3503/10 and 7 others – see appended list) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 1 October 2020 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of…
Some issues of guilt in US criminal law
As rightly noted by experts in comparative law, between the various systems of criminal law in fact there is much more in common than we usually assume. In order to reveal this, one should distract from particulars and linguistic diversity…
EVOLUTION OF LEGISLATION ON EXPERTS ‘INDICATIONS. IN JURISDICTIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE USA
In the US, government employees include all employees in state or local government agencies, including technical staff. There is a complex political and legal terminology that determines the status of employees. The term “government service” is used, which includes the…
CASE OF ACHILOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
THIRD SECTION CASE OF ACHILOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 10780/07 and 54004/07) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 9 June 2020 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Achilov and Others v. Russia,…
KALFAGIANNIS AND POSPERT v. GREECE
FIRST SECTION DECISION Application no. 74435/14 Panagiotis KALFAGIANNIS and POSPERT against Greece The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 9 June 2020 as a Chamber composed of: Ksenija Turković, President, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Aleš Pejchal, Armen Harutyunyan, Pere…
CASE OF AQUILINA v. MALTA (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 40246/18
The case concerns rent laws in Malta, in particular, the amendments introduced by Act XXIII in 1979 to Chapter 158 of the Laws of Malta, which granted tenants the right to retain possession of premises (rented under title of temporary…
CASE OF NESIC v. MONTENEGRO
SECOND SECTION CASE OF NEŠIĆ v. MONTENEGRO (Application no. 12131/18) JUDGMENT Art 1 P1 • Deprivation of property • Applicant’s lawfully acquired land declared State property according to the legislation on land situated on the seacoast • Applicant declared the…
CASE OF DRASKOVIC v. MONTENEGRO
SECOND SECTION CASE OF DRAŠKOVIĆ v. MONTENEGRO (Application no. 40597/17) JUDGMENT Art 8 • Respect for private and family life • Courts’ refusal to examine the merits of request to exhume remains of spouse for transfer to new resting place…
CASE OF FORTETSYA, MPP v. UKRAINE
FIFTH SECTION CASE OF FORTETSYA, MPP v. UKRAINE (Application no. 68946/10) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 11 June 2020 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Fortetsya, MPP v. Ukraine, The European Court of…
CASE OF KANDARAKIS v. GREECE
FIRST SECTION CASE OF KANDARAKIS v. GREECE (Applications nos. 48345/12 and 2 others) JUDGMENT Art 6 § 1 (civil) • Access to court • Locus standi denied to practising lawyers who applied to have the lawyers’ fees awarded in expropriation…