The application concerns the applicant’s extended medical detention in a psychiatric hospital (since 2011) and the consequences this measure had for the conduct of civil proceedings concerning the property title to his family house. FOURTH SECTION CASE OF RESTANȚIA v.…
CASE OF ESANU v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (European Court of Human Rights) 15230/18
The present case concerns the applicant’s deprivation of liberty pending trial on several charges for a total of twenty-two months in the absence of relevant and sufficient reasons, ordered and extended allegedly in breach of the principle of equality of…
CASE OF STEFANOVA v. BULGARIA (European Court of Human Rights) 39232/17
The case concerns a complaint under Article 5 § 5 of the Convention that, when the applicant sought compensation for having been unlawfully detained by the police, the Supreme Administrative Court (hereinafter “the SAC”) refused such compensation, on the ground…
CASE OF KARANTALIS v. GREECE (European Court of Human Rights) 67398/14
The case concerns the dismissal by the Court of Cassation of an appeal on points of law lodged by the public prosecutor at the applicant’s request against an acquittal judgment delivered in criminal proceedings in which the applicant had participated…
CASE OF ARSENYAN v. ARMENIA (European Court of Human Rights) 45197/14
The case concerns the applicant’s alleged ill-treatment and the alleged lack of an effective investigation. FOURTH SECTION CASE OF ARSENYAN v. ARMENIA (Application no. 45197/14) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 31 January 2023 This judgment is final but it may be subject to…
CASE OF KREYNDLIN AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 33470/18
The application concerns an attack on the nine individual applicants (personnel of the applicant organisation) perpetrated by a group of unknown assailants on 9 September 2016 and the authorities’ failure to investigate the incident, including its alleged xenophobic motive. THIRD SECTION…
CASE OF MILSHTEYN v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 1377/14
The present case concerns the ban on the publications and activities of Elle-Ayat, a movement of sun worshippers in Novosibirsk which preaches healing through faith and nature-based rituals. THIRD SECTION CASE OF MILSHTEYN v. RUSSIA (Application no. 1377/14) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG…
CASE OF AVUSHYAN v. ARMENIA (European Court of Human Rights) 34684/13
The case concerns the grounds and length of the applicant’s detention and the speediness of examination of an application for release lodged by him. FOURTH SECTION CASE OF AVUSHYAN v. ARMENIA (Application no. 34684/13) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 31 January 2023 This…
Valverde Digon v. Spain (European Court of Human Rights)
Legal summary January 2023 Valverde Digon v. Spain – 22386/19 Judgment 26.1.2023 [Section V] Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 Peaceful enjoyment of possessions Refusal by domestic authorities to grant survivor’s pension…
CASE OF VALVERDE DIGON v. SPAIN (European Court of Human Rights) 22386/19
The application concerns the refusal by the authorities to grant a survivor’s pension to the applicant. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF VALVERDE DIGON v. SPAIN (Application no. 22386/19) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 26 January 2023 This judgment will become final in the circumstances…