Private life

The trial regarding a case of rape that took place behind closed doors did not violate the defendant’s right to a fair trial. Victim’s protection from second victimization

JUDGMENT Mraović v. Croatia 14.05.2020 (no. 30373/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned a balancing of the applicant’s right to a public hearing in proceedings against him on charges of rape and the victim’s right to the protection of her private life. The European Court of Human Rights held, by six votes to one, that […]

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Legal eviction violates the right to family life if the way in which it is carried out does not take into account the consequences and the peculiarities of those who are evicted

JUDGMENT Hirtu and others v. France  14.05.2020 (no. 24720/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the clearance of an unauthorised encampment where the applicants, who are of Roma origin, had been living for six months. The Court observed first of all that the circumstances of their forcible eviction and their subsequent living conditions did not […]

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The state’s refusal to grant an immigrant legal status, even that of a stateless person, violated his private life.

JUDGMENT Sudita Keita v. Hungary 12.05.2020 (no. 42321/15) see here SUMMARY Unlawful legal situation and consequences in his private life. The applicant, of non-native, Somali and Nigerian descent, entered Hungary in 2002. His efforts to determine his legal status were unsuccessful. He was recognized as a stateless person only in 2017 and only because in […]

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Erotic videos coming from a hidden camera of a journalist with her partner on the internet. Description of her as ” Cicciolina” from a newspaper. Rejection of her lawsuit. Violation of her private life

JUDGMENT Khadija Ismayilova v. Azerbaijan 07.05.2020 (n.3)  (application no. 35283/14) see here SUMMARY The applicant is a well-known journalist. She writes mainly articles criticising the government for its policies. Erotic videos were posted on the internet with the journalist and her partner taken with a hidden camera. As a result of these videoa, a journalist […]

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Annulement of university degrees due to administrative flaws and omissions of the University violated the privacy of students

JUDGMENT Convertito and others v. Romania 03.03.2020 (no. 30547/14) see here  SUMMARY The case concerned the annulment, owing to administrative flaws, of State degrees in dentistry obtained by the applicants in Romania. The Court noted that the decisions to enrol the students in the first year of higher education had been issued and signed by […]

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The storage of personal data by telecommunications companies does not violate the right to privacy

JUDGMENT Breyer v. Germany 30.01.2020  (no. 50001/12) see here  SUMMARY The case concerned the storage of pre-paid SIM card users’ data by telecommunications companies. The Court found in particular that collecting the applicants’ names and addresses as users of pre-paid SIM cards had amounted to a limited interference with their rights. The law in question […]

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Indefinite retention of DNA, fingerprints and photos of a convicted violated his privacy rights

JUDGMENT  Gaughran v. United Kingdom 13.02.2020 (no. 45245/15) see here  SUMMARY The case  concerned a complaint about the indefinite retention of personal data (DNA profile, fingerprints and photograph) of a man who had a spent conviction for driving with excess alcohol in Northern Ireland. The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: […]

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The Court protects lawyers from arbitrary investigations and seizures

JUDGMENT Kruglov and others v. Russia  30.01.2020 (no. 11264/04 and 15 applications)  see here  SUMMARY Investigations in law firms and homes. Protection of professional secrecy. Necessary institutional guarantees. The seizure of computers and hard drives violates the right to property. The applicants are lawyers. In order to gather evidence for a criminal investigation, a search […]

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