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European Court of Human Rights

Elections at the Court

17/11/2009

Jean-Paul Costa has been re-elected as President of the Court for a second term of three years with effect from 19 January 2010. In addition, the Plenary Court has also re-elected Nicolas Bratza as Vice-President of the Court and Françoise Tulkens as President of the Second Section. Press release, composition of the Court

Hearings

Hearing this week

18/11/2009

Cour européenne des droits de l'homme

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases. The applicants are all Cypriot nationals of Greek-Cypriot origin. They claim to be the owners of movable and immovable property located in the northern part of Cyprus, which has been occupied by the Turkish army since 1974. They allege that the Turkish authorities are preventing them from having access to this property and disposing of it as they wish. Press release, webcast of the hearing

 

Recent hearing

10/11/2009

photoThe Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the cases of Stanev v. Bulgaria and Mitev v. Bulgaria. Press release, webcast of the hearing

 

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webcam icon Webcast of hearings

Hearings are available from 2.30 pm.

 

President's news

Visit to Greece

13/11/2009

President Costa visited Athens on 9 and 10 November 2009. He was accompanied by Christos Rozakis, Vice-President of the Court and judge elected in respect of Greece, and Erik Fribergh, Registrar.
On 9 November 2009 President Costa visited the Court of Cassation and was received by Georgios Kalamidas, its President. He also met Panagiotis Pikrammenos, President of the Supreme Administrative Court. President Costa gave a speech at an Athens Bar Association conference.
On 10 November 2009 President Costa met Charalampos Kastanidis, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, and was also received by Dimitris Droutsas, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs.

 

Link to the President's pages

Chamber judgments

Forthcoming judgments

20/11/2009

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The Court will be notifying in writing 25 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 24 November 2009 and 14 on Thursday 26 November 2009. Press release

 

Recent judgments

19/11/2009

The Court notified in writing 11 Chamber judgments on Thursday 19 November 2009 (Press release), of which the cases of Kaboulov v. Ukraine and Kolesnik v. Ukraine.

 

10/11/2009

The Court notified in writing 13 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 10 November 2009. Press release

 

05/11/2009

The Court notified in writing nine Chamber judgments on Thursday 5 November 2009 (Press release), of which the cases of Kolevi v. Bulgaria, Nunes Guerreiro v. Luxembourg and Shabani v. Switzerland.

 

03/11/2009

The Court  delivered in writing 21 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 3 November 2009. All press releases

 

In the case of Lautsi v. Italy, the Court found a violation of the right to education taken jointly with the freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The case concerned the display of the crucifix in the State school. Press release

 

In the case of Suljagić v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Court found a violation of the protection of property. The case concerned a structural problem relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s repayment scheme for foreign currency deposited before the dissolution of Yugoslavia.  Press release

 

Grand Chamber

Relinquishment

02/11/2009

The Chamber to which the case of McFarlane v. Ireland was assigned has relinquished jurisdiction  in favour of the Grand Chamber. The applicant complains, in particular, of the length of the criminal proceedings against him and claims that he had no effective remedy in this regard.

List of pending cases before the Grand Chamber

 

Other news

 

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