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29 Dec Obligation do disclose personal data of news commentators was not in accordance with the Convention

Posted at 29 Dec 2021 in ▶ Journalists, Freedom of speech

In the case of Standard Verlagsgesellschaft mbH v. Austria (no. 3) (application no. 39378/15, 07.12.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of...

22 Dec Newspaper article on debts owed by ex-tennis did not constitute a violation of the Convention

Posted at 22 Dec 2021 in Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Freedom of speech

In the case of Țiriac v. Romania (application no. 51107/16, 30.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 8 (right to...

17 Dec CPT published a report on its ad hoc visit to Croatia from 2020

Posted at 17 Dec 2021 in ▶ Migrants rights, Croatia, Police and prisons

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published a report on its ad hoc visit to Croatia from 10-14 August...

13 Dec No violation of freedom of expression in a case against newspaper editor due to failure to exercise an individual’s right to be forgotten

Posted at 13 Dec 2021 in ▶ Journalists, Internet, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression)

In the case of Biancardi v. Italy (application no. 77419/16, 25.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 10 (freedom of...

09 Dec The burden of proof in damages claim for murdering a wartime detainee lies on the authorities

Posted at 09 Dec 2021 in ▶ Judiciary, Croatia, Article 6 (right to a fair trial)

In the case of Baljak and Others v. Croatia (application no. 41295/19, 25.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 6...

06 Dec Opinion of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted at 06 Dec 2021 in Discrimination, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Freedom of speech, Access to justice, International crimes

The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Dunja Mijatović, had warned in her opinion from 18. November 2021, that warmongering has seriously intensified in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

29 Nov Bulletin on the latest case law of the ECtHR intended to contribute to lawyers from the Western Balkans

Posted at 29 Nov 2021 in ▶ Judiciary, Freedom of speech, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression)

The Bulletin on the “Latest developments in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights on Freedom of Expression” constitutes a unique tool for sharing information on new trends...

23 Nov Harassment of a prison guard – whistleblower

Posted at 23 Nov 2021 in Montenegro, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Access to justice

In the case of Špadijer v. Montenegro (application no. 31549/18, 09.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8 (right to...

15 Nov Disciplinary proceedings against a judge for criticizing the judiciary were not in accordance with the Convention

Posted at 15 Nov 2021 in ▶ Judiciary, Article 6 (right to a fair trial), Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

In the case of Miroslava Todorova v. Bulgaria (application no. 40072/13, 26.10.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority, that there had been: by five votes to...

12 Nov Preventive detention of a mentally ill offender lead to a violation of Convention

Posted at 12 Nov 2021 in ▶ Prisoners, Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 7 (no punishment without law)

In judgment in the case of W.A. v. Switzerland (application no. 38958/16, 02.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 5...