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Deadly beating of a military man during his arrest. The investigation has been conducted for 12 years without any result by the authority that arrested him. Ineffective research. Violation of the right to life

Article 2
18/02/2021 10:05

JUDGMENT Shavadze v. Georgia 19.11.2020 (app. no. 72080/12) see here SUMMARY Savage beating by the police. Right to life and effective research. The applicant’s husband, an army officer, was arrested for a drug law offense. While trying to escape, he was brutally beaten by the police and passed away. The investigation was carried out by […]

Dismissal of a hospital doctor, because he unsubstantiatedly sued the hospital and did not follow the internal procedure. Obligation to cross-check complaints. No violation of te right to freedom of expression

Article 10
17/02/2021 12:25

JUDGMENT Gawlik v. Liechtenstein 16.02.2021 (αριθ. προσφ. 23922/19) see here SUMMARY Complaints about euthanasia by a doctor and freedom of expression. A lawsuit against a hospital without a cross of complaints and without following the internal complaint procedure. Dismissal of the plaintiff without warning. The case concerned a doctor who raised suspicions that euthanasia had […]

Prosecution and conviction of juvenile victims of human trafficking who were forced to work in drug plantations. Violation of the ECHR. First decision for criminal prosecution and conviction of a victim of human trafficking

Article 4
16/02/2021 12:30

JUDGMENT V.C.L. and Α.Ν. v. United Kingdom 16.02.2021 (app. no. 77587/12 and 74603/12) . see here SUMMARY The case concerned two Vietnamese youths who police officers had discovered working on cannabis farms. They were arrested and charged with drugs-related offences, to which they pleaded guilty. Following their conviction they were detained in young offenders’ institutes. […]

Violation of professional privacy of a lawyer – client through mobile phone data. Non-legislative provision for its protection. Violation of the right to respect of the correspondence

Article 8
16/02/2021 11:02

JUDGMENT Saber v. Norway 17.12.2020 (app. no. 459/18) see here SUMMARY Protection of mobile phone data relating to professional secrecy between a lawyer and a client. Right of respect for correspondence. Seizure and copying of the applicant ‘s mobile phone data for clarification of a criminal offense. In an investigation into an attempted murder of […]

The obligation of a person unfit for military service due to health reasons to pay an exemption tax from the army was discriminatory. Violation due to discrimination!

Article 14
16/02/2021 09:48

JUDGMENT Ryser v. Switzerland 12.1.2021 (app. no. 23040/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned Mr Ryser’s liability to the military service exemption tax even though he had been declared unfit for service. The applicant complained of discrimination on the grounds of his state of health. The Court found that Mr Ryser had indeed suffered discriminatory […]

Publication on the internet of public debtors information. The posting served the public interest. Non-violation of the right to respect for privacy

Article 8
16/02/2021 09:29

JUDGMENT L.B. v. Hungary 12.01.2021 (app. no. 36345/16) see here SUMMARY Privacy, publicity of public debtors on the internet, personal data and public interest. The applicant brought an action for violation of his privacy under Article 8 of the ECHR because the tax authority published tax lists on the internet with his personal data as […]

Seizure and sale of products due to illegal inventory. Disproportionate interference with the right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions

1st P - Article 1
15/02/2021 13:49

JUDGMENT Aktiva DOO v. Serbia 19.01.2021 (app. no. 23079/11) see here SUMMARY Seizure and sale of goods. Right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions and excessive burden. Following an inspection of the applicant company’s warehouses, the State authorities seized goods for non-inventory. The goods were sold to other companies. The criminal proceedings against the CEO of […]

Expropriation of property. Principle of the single procedure. Violation of the right to respect for property

1st P - Article 1
15/02/2021 13:07

JUDGMENT Alfa Glass Anonymi Emboriki Etairia Yalopinakon v. Greece 28.01.2021 (app.no. 74515/13) see here SUMMARY Expropriation of property and compensation. Principle of the single procedure. During the expropriation process, the civil courts refused to consider the company’s objection, claiming that it was profitable due to the execution of the works related to the expropriation, as […]

Dismissal of a court judge due to non-justification and concealment of her property. The Court did not acquit her!

Administrative
15/02/2021 12:50

JUDGMENT Xhoxhaj v. Albania 09.02.2021 (app. no. 15227/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned a Constitutional Court judge who had been dismissed from office following the outcome of proceedings commenced in relation to her, as part of an exceptional process for the reevaluation of suitability for office of all judges and prosecutors in the country, […]

The role of the editor-in-chief and his responsibility for the published articles. Temporary detention and conviction for publishing articles. Violation of the ECHR

Article 10
14/02/2021 18:48

JUDGMENT Mehdi Tanrikulu v. Turkey (no. 2) 19.01.2021 (app. no. 33374/10) see here SUMMARY Freedom of expression and the right to personal freedom of the journalist. The role of editor-in-chief in the newspaper and his responsibility for publishing articles written by other journalists. The applicant, editor-in-chief of a Kurdish-language newspaper published in Turkey, was indicted, […]

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