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Extraordinary appeal by the Attorney General annuls an irrevocable court decision after 11 years! Conviction for setting up an unlawful court and violation of privacy!

Article 6 - Par. 1
10/01/2024 09:48

JUDGMENT Lech Wałęsa v. Poland 23.11.2023 (app. no. 50849/21) see here SUMMARY The case concerned a civil suit that Mr Wałęsa had taken against a former friend and associate, Krzysztof Wyszkowski, who had accused him publicly of collaboration with the secret services under the communist regime. Although he had won the case, the final judgment […]

Unnecessary provisional detention, seizure of accounts in violation of the principle of proportionality and unnecessary press releases to inform the public. Conviction for multiple violations of the ECHR

ECHR Decisions
10/01/2024 09:38

JUDGMENT Narbutas v. Lithuania 19.12.2023 (app. no. 14139/21) see here SUMMARY The case concerned various remand measures applied against Šarūnas Narbutas in the context of a high-profile criminal investigation relating to his involvement in the acquisition by the Lithuanian Government of more than 300,000 covid-19 tests from a Spanish pharmaceutical company in March 2020. At […]

Constitutional court with an illegitimate composition banned abortion for a woman whose fetus was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Violation of privacy

Article 8
18/12/2023 12:52

JUDGMENT M.L. v. Poland 14.12.2023 (app. no. 40119/21) see here SUMMARY The applicant alleged in particular that she had been banned from having access to a legal abortion in the case of foetal abnormalities, following a 2020 Constitutional Court judgment. She had become pregnant and the foetus was diagnosed with trisomy 21. A scheduled hospital […]

Difficulties in registering the birth of a person born abroad. Long delays in issuing birth certificates and identity cards. Violation of privacy

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16/12/2023 20:26

JUDGMENT G.Τ.Β. v. Spain 16.11.2023 (app. no. 3041/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned attempts in Spain to register G.T.B.’s birth, which had taken place in Mexico. The Court found in particular that for the period from 2002-06, the Spanish authorities, despite sure knowledge that the documents needed could not be located in Mexico, had […]

Imposing a disproportionately lenient sentence for sexual assault constitutes degrading treatment and an invasion of privacy!

Article 3
14/12/2023 11:03

JUDGMENT Vučković v. Croatia 12.12.2023 (app. no. 15798/20) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the sexual assaults that Ms Vučković, a nurse, suffered at the hands of an ambulance driver colleague while working shifts together. Her assailant was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment, but that sentence was commuted to community service on appeal. The Court […]

Lowering of the retirement age limit for female judges from 67 to 60 compared to 65 for men. Prohibited discrimination based on sex. Invasion of privacy

Article 14
26/10/2023 08:12

JUDGMENT Pająk and others v. Poland 24.10.2023 (app. no. 25226/18, 25805/18, 8378/19 and 43949/19). see here SUMMARY The case concerned four judges who complained about legislative amendments that had lowered the retirement age for judges from 67 to 60 for women, and to 65 for men, and had made the continuation of a judge’s duties […]

Confiscation of driver’s license indefinitely due to criminal prosecution! Violation of the right to privacy

Article 8
23/10/2023 09:20

JUDGMENT POGREBNYY and others v. Ukraine 19.10.2023 ( app. no. 42419/04) see here SUMMARY Confiscation of the applicant’s passport and driver’s license during the period of the criminal trial against him and also after the issuance of an irrevocable decision. The Court held that it was not clear whether the applicant had a passport but […]

Landfill pollution. Failure to take necessary measures to protect citizens. Violation of the right to respect for private life and home)

Article 8
20/10/2023 06:59

JUDGMENT Locascia and others v. Italy 19.10.2023 (app. no. 35648/10) see here SUMMARY Waste treatment and disposal in the Campania region of Italy. Pollution from a sanitary landfill. Respect for privacy. The domestic authorities had failed to ensure the proper functioning of waste collection, treatment and disposal services during a state of emergency, which had […]

Courts while examining communication rights, custody and domestic violence cases must conduct a thorough inquiry into the best interests of the children

Article 14
18/10/2023 18:53

JUDGMENT Luca v. Moldova (app. no. 55351/17) and Bîzdîga v. Moldova (app. no. 15646/18) 17.10.23 see here SUMMARY Ms Luca’s case concerned allegations that the authorities had failed to protect her from domestic violence – which on one occasion had led to eight days’ hospitalisation – and to help her maintain her relationship with her […]

Violation of the rights of a biological father regarding his son’s adoption by another man. Conviction for violation of Article 8 of the ECHR

Article 8
15/10/2023 18:41

JUDGMENT I.V. v. Estonia 10.10.2023 (app. no. 37031/21) see here SUMMARY The case concerned a father’s attempt to contest the adoption of his biological son by another man in Estonia, against the background of paternity proceedings in Latvia. The Court stressed that although this was a cross-border case, the Court was examining only Estonia’s responsibility. […]

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