FIRST SECTION CASE OF TEMPEL v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC (Application no. 44151/12) JUDGMENT Article 6 (criminal) • Fair hearing • Case repeatedly remitted to first-instance court for new examination until guilty verdict obtained on fifth occasion • High Court criticising…
CASE OF MILJEVIC v. CROATIA
FIRST SECTION CASE OF MILJEVIĆ v. CROATIA (Application no. 68317/13) JUDGMENT Art 10 • Freedom of expression • Conviction for defamation on account of statements made in the context of defence in another set of criminal proceedings and accusing a…
CASE OF BAGIROV v. AZERBAIJAN
FIFTH SECTION CASE OF BAGIROV v. AZERBAIJAN (Applications nos. 81024/12 and 28198/15) JUDGMENT Art 10 and Art 8 • Freedom of expression • Respect for private life • Lawyer suspended for public criticism of police brutality and later disbarred for…
CASE OF S.M. v. CROATIA
GRAND CHAMBER CASE OF S.M. v. CROATIA (Application no. 60561/14) JUDGMENT Art 4 • Positive obligations • Significant flaws in domestic procedural response to arguable claim of human trafficking and forced prostitution, supported by prima facie evidence • Human trafficking…
CASE OF TESTAFERRATA BONICI AND OTHERS v. MALTA
THIRD SECTION CASE OF TESTAFERRATA BONICI AND OTHERS v. MALTA (Application no. 41862/18) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 30 June 2020 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Testaferrata Bonici and Others v. Malta,…
CASE OF ELLIS AND SCILIO v. MALTA
THIRD SECTION CASE OF ELLIS AND SCILIO v. MALTA (Application no. 165/17) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 30 June 2020 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Ellis and Scilio v. Malta, The European…
SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH v. CROATIA
FIRST SECTION DECISION Application no. 10149/13 SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH against Croatia The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 30 June 2020 as a Chamber composed of: Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President, Ksenija Turković, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Aleš Pejchal, Armen Harutyunyan,…
CASE OF SATYBALOVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
THIRD SECTION CASE OF SATYBALOVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Application no. 79947/12) JUDGMENT Art 2 (substantive) • Life • Death as a result of beatings by police officers • Failure to provide any explanation or justification • Death attributable to…
CASE OF POPOVIC AND OTHERS v. SERBIA
FOURTH SECTION CASE OF POPOVIĆ AND OTHERS v. SERBIA (Applications nos. 26944/13 and 3 others – see appended list) JUDGMENT Art 14 + Art 1 P 1 • Discrimination • Alleged discrimination in provision of disability benefits to civilian as…
CASE OF CIMPERSEK v. SLOVENIA
SECOND SECTION CASE OF CIMPERŠEK v. SLOVENIA (Application no. 58512/16) JUDGMENT Art 10 • Freedom of expression • Refusal to award title of court expert to applicant, who had succeeded in examination, on basis of his blog and complaints criticising…