JUDGMENT Khodorkovskiy and Lebedev v. Russia 14.01.2020 (n. 2) (appl. no. 51111/07 and 42757/07) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the second trial of former Yukos executives Mikhail Khodorkovskiy and Platon Lebedev. The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been breaches of the applicants’ right to a fair trial under Article […]
JUDGMENT D. and others v. Romania 14.01.2020 (no. 75953/16) see here SUMMARY The case concerned an order for the expulsion to Iraq of an Iraqi national following his conviction in Romania for having facilitated the entry to Romania of persons involved in terrorist activities (a migrant smuggling offence). The European Court of Human Rights held, […]
JUDGMENT Yam v. United Kingdom 16.01.2020 (no. 31295/11) see here SUMMARY Trial for intentional homicide trial was held behind closed doors for the testimony of some witnesses. The national court ruled that this part of the proceedings should have been held behind closed doors for reasons of national security. The Court in particular found that […]
JUDGMENT Stephens v. Malta (no. 3) 14.01.2020 (no. 35989/14) see here SUMMARY The applicant was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 25 years prison. According to the applicant, the domestic courts convicted him on the basis of the testimony of one of his relatives at the trial, according to which the drugs found on […]
JUDGMENT Mustafa v. Bugaria 28.11.2019(no. 1230/17) see here SUMMARY Jurisdiction of military courts and the right of a citizen to a fair trial. A non-military individual was arrested and convicted by military courts of a common criminal offense because one of the other defendants in the case served in the military at the time the […]
JUDGMENT Obote v. Russia 19.11.2019 (no. 58954/09) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s prosecution for taking part in a flash mob, which the courts viewed as a static demonstration requiring previous notification. The Court considered the flash mob a “peaceful assembly” and found that the reasons given by the domestic authorities to justify […]
JUDGMENT Adamčo v. Slovakia 12.11.2019 (no. 45084/14) see here SUMMARY Reliability of witnesses, access to the case file and fair trial. The applicant was first acquitted of the charge of complicity in homicide. An appeal was filed by the Prosecutor who converted the charge from a mere accomplice to a perpetrator and was convicted by a […]
JUDGMENT Hatice Çoban v. Turkey 29.10.2019 (no. 36226/11) see here SUMMARY The case concerned Ms Çoban’s criminal conviction for disseminating propaganda in favour of a terrorist organisation on account of a speech she had given. The Court reiterated that the fairness of proceedings and the procedural guarantees afforded were factors to be taken into account […]
JUDGMENT Fleischner v. Germany 3/10/2019 (no. 61985/12) see here SUMMARY Civil and criminal liability, obligation to pay damages. The applicant was charged with four others for abductions. The criminal proceedings against him were adjourned as ruled unfit to stand for trial, but the Civil Courts recognized the applicant’s civil liability and his obligation to pay […]
JUDGMENT Hernádi v. Croatia 26/09/2019 (no. 29998/15) see here SUMMARY Exhaustion of domestic remedies. The applicant, a resident of Hungary, was charged with bribery and a temporary detention order and a European arrest warrant for extradition to Croatia were issued by the Croatian authorities. He brought two actions before the Constitutional Court which were dismissed […]
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