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The comparison of the Head Administration with a monkey and his depiction as Osama Bin Laden in the newspaper is a critique and value judgments and no statement of facts

Article 10
August 22, 2018 8:09 am

JUDGMENT Redaktsya Gazety «Zemlyaki» v. Russia 21.11.2017 (no. 16224/05) see here SUMMARY The applicant company publishes a local newspaper. The company was convicted of defamation against the head of the District Administration. The cause was articles with critical comments against the local authority. The articles compared the local lord with a marmoset, a kind of […]

The lack of respect for the principles of an adversarial trial violates the conditions of a fair trial

Article 6
August 22, 2018 7:22 am

JUDGMENT Scheszták v. Hungary 21.11.2017 (no. 5769/11) see here SUMMARY In 2007 Mr Scheszták, the applicant, filed an action against his former employer, claiming unlawful dismissal. In his complaint to the European Court, he complained that the ensuing labour law proceedings were unfair. He alleged in particular that the Supreme Court had given judgment on […]

Insufficient examination of cases of police violence against prisoners, incompatible with the ECHR

Article 3
August 21, 2018 1:51 pm

JUDGMENT Ostroveņecs v. Latvia 5/10/2017 (no. 36043/13) see here SUMMARY Complaints of a prisoner for body kicks with a rubber rope, he was forced to perform physical exercises (deep seat) by police officers, and threatened to kill or mutilate him if he did not plead guilty of the crimes he was accused of. Insufficient investigation […]

Protection of journalistic sources and the freedom of expression

Art. 10
August 16, 2018 12:41 pm

JUDGMENT Becker v. Norway 5/10/2017 (no. 21272/12) see here SUMMARY Articles of journalists and the protection of journalistic sources. Refusal of a journalist to testify as a witness in fear of her sources been revealed. The national courts for her refusal to testify ordered her to pay as damages EUR 3,700 as a fine. Her […]

Reducing benefits to a degree of survival impedes the right to property

1st P - Article 1
August 14, 2018 4:17 pm

JUDGMENT Krajnc v. Slovenia 31-10-2017 (no. 38775/14) see here SUMMARY Truck driver ceases to work due to epileptic seizures. An excessively reduced disability allowance, results in a serious survival problem. Infringement of the right to property protection PROVISION Article 1 of the First Additional Protocol PRINCIPAL FACTS The applicant, Slavko Krajnc, is a Slovenian national […]

The response of an aggrieved regarding an article as a “tool” and “guardian” of freedom of expression

Article 10
August 14, 2018 2:06 pm

JUDGMENT Eker v. Turkey 24-10-2017(no. 24016/05) see here SUMMARY Journalist article criticizing the Union of Journalists. A request from the Union of Journalists for the publication of its reply and a court order to publish it without holding a hearing. No violation of the right to be heard, as the procedure did not violate the […]

Impartiality in the disciplinary proceedings and violation of the principle of fair trial

Article 6
August 13, 2018 7:23 pm

JUDGMENT Kamenos v. Cyprus 31-10-2017 (no. 147/07) see here SUMMARY Disciplinary examination of a judge regarding the performance of his duties. Non-impartial disciplinary proceedings, since he was accused, tried and disciplined by the same persons. Violation of a fair trial. PROVISION Article 6 § 1 PRINCIPAL FACTS The applicant, Costas Kamenos, is a Cypriot national […]

The legal prohibition on heterosexual couples to enter into registered partnership does not violate the right to personal and family life

Article 8
August 13, 2018 5:32 pm

JUDGMENT Ratzenböck and Seydl v. Austria 26-10-2017 (no. 28475/12) see here SUMMARY Lack of possibility for heterosexual couples to enter into a registered partnership. The Austrian registered partnership is an alternative to marriage only for same-sex couples. The applicants, as a heterosexual couple, had access to marriage in an institution that satisfied the need for […]

The protection of minors victims of abusive acts by the ECtHR

Article 3
August 13, 2018 11:34 am

JUDGMENT D.M.D. v. Romania 3/10/2017 (no. 23022/13) see here SUMMARY Child abuse by the father. Excessive duration and inefficiency of the research. Non-indemnification by the domestic courts of the ex-offender. Condemnation for degrading treatment (child abuse) and the right to a fair trial. PROVISIONS Article 3 Article 6 PRINCIPAL FACTS The applicant, D.M.D., is a […]

Non-direct implementation of the Hague Convention regarding the return of child violates family life

Article 8
August 12, 2018 11:27 am

JUDGMENT Vilenchik v. Ukraine 3/10/2017 (no. 21267/14) see here SUMMARY Delay of child return to the father. Not immediate application of the procedures laid down in the Hague Convention, so that the return does not serve the interests of the child. Violation of the right to respect for family life. PROVISION Article 8 PRINCIPAL FACTS […]

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