JUDGMENT Camacho Camacho v. Spain 24/09/2019 (application no. 32914/16) see here SUMMARY Fair trial and the principle of adversarial hearing. The applicant was charged with assaulting his ex-wife. He was acquitted at first instance but the public prosecutor appealed . He was sentenced to imprisonment and fined, even though he and several witnesses had never been […]
JUDGMENT Akif Hasanov v. Azerbaijan 19/09/2019 (no. 7268/10) see here SUMMARY Deadline for appeal and access to the documents in the case file. The applicant was sentenced to 5 days in prison for hooliganism. He appealed but he was never called to the hearing and was never served with the dismissal decision. He appealed before […]
JUDGMENT Akdağ v. Turkey 17.09.2019 (no. 75460/10) see here SUMMARY The case concerned access to a lawyer in police custody. The applicant alleged that she had confessed to being a member of an illegal organisation after being threatened and ill-treated by the police, without access to a lawyer. Although the Court rejected as inadmissible the […]
JUDGMENT Januškevičienė v. Lithuania 03.09.2019 (no. 69717/14) see here SUMMARY Presumption of innocence and lawsuit for violations. Non-exhaustion of internal remedies. The possibility of bringing an action for infringement of the presumption of innocence and having regard to the positive case-law of national courts which have awarded damages for infringement of the presumption of innocence […]
JUDGMENT Magnitskiyiy and others v. Russia 27.08.2019 (no. 32631/09 and 53799/12) see here SUMMARY Conviction of the deceased. Criminal responsibility does not remain after the defendant death. This dictates the presumption of innocence. Conviction of the accused after his death violates the right to a fair trial as criminal proceedings require the defendant to participate. […]
JUDGMENT Izmestyev v. Russia (application no. 74141/10) of 27.08.2019 see here SUMMARY Video surveillance of a life prisoner with security cameras on a 24-hour basis, restrictions on his family visits, prolonged detention and trial in camera. The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of […]
JUDGMENT Alternative für Deutschland v. Germany 04.07.2019 (no. 57939/18) see here SUMMARY German party surveillance suspected of hostile endeavours against the Constitution. Non-exhaustion of internal remedies. The case concerned public comments by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution about its suspicion of endeavours hostile to the constitution by the applicant party. The Court found […]
JUDGMENT Cosmos Maritime Trading and Shipping Agency v. Ukraine 27.06.2019 (no.53427/09) see here SUMMARY In a trial between the plaintiff and the defendant company, the defendant transferred its ownership of the courthouse to the courts in the case. Lack of impartiality of courts. The applicant shipping company appealed to the Ukrainian courts for recognition of its high monetary claim […]
JUDGMENT Abboud v. Belgium 02.07.2019 (no.29119/13) see here SUMMARY Violation of reasonable time for criminal proceedings. 12 years for criminal cases exceeded the reasonable time. The applicant worked as a translator. Taking advantage of this situation and without having the capacity of a lawyer, he has been conducting legal acts for many years, providing legal […]
JUDGMENT Škrlj v. Croatia 11.07.2019 (no. 32953/13) see here SUMMARY A judge who was prejudiced against the defendant’s mother heard his case and sentenced him. Lack of fairness and fair trial. The police issued a penalty notice against the applicant for two traffic violations and he appealed before the Offences Court. At the Court of […]
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