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News
Press Conference
28/01/2010
The President of the Court, Jean-Paul Costa, expresses optimism about prospects for reform of the Convention during its annual press conference on Thursday 28 January 2010.
Press Release,
more information
Election of new Italian judge
27/01/2010
Guido Raimondi has been elected to the Court in respect of
Italy.
Press Release
Second advisory opinion of the Court
22/01/2010
In the second advisory opinion, the Court concluded that a list of candidates for election as a judge of the Court in respect of a particular State, which had already been submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, could not be withdrawn and replaced with a new list after the deadline set for submission of the list to the Assembly.
Press Release
Court receives prestigious Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award
18/01/2010
The Court has been awarded the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award
for 2010.
Press Release
Joint project with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
18/01/2010
The Court and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights will join forces to work on a year-long joint project aimed at increasing the knowledge and domestic implementation of EU law and other legal instruments in the field of non-discrimination.
Press Release
Ratification of Protocol No. 14
15/01/2010
The State Duma of the Russian Federation has voted in favour of the draft law ratifying Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Press Release,
Read the
Protocole no. 14
Decisions
Admissibility decision
04/02/2010
The Court has declared the Zubczewski v. Sweden application inadmissible.
Press Release
29/01/2010
The Court has declared the Khatchadourian v. Belgium application inadmissible. The applicant, a Lebanese national, is one of the suspects in a judicial investigation concerning Beaulieu, a Belgian textile manufacturing group.
Press Release
25/01/2010
The application X. v. Ireland about disclosure of identity by minor convicted of manslaughter and reckless driving was declared inadmissible.
Press Release
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Chamber judgments
Judgments this week
09/02/2010
The Court notified in writing 15 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 9 February
2010.
Press release
The Court will also be notifying in writing 22 Chamber judgments on Thursday 11 February 2010.
Press release
Recent judgments
04/02/2010
The Court notified in writing four Chamber judgments
on Thursday 4 February 2010.
Press release
02/02/2010
The Court notified in writing 26 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 2 February
2010 (Press release),
in particular the cases of
Mariana Marinescu v. Romania,
Kadluczka v. Poland and Krosta v. Poland,
Kubaszewski v. Poland,
Saileanu v. Romania,
Sinan Isik v. Turkey,
Aizpurua Ortiz and Others v. Spain and
Christian Democratic People's Party v. Moldova (No 2).
28/01/2010
The Court notified in writing seven Chamber judgments on Thursday 28 January 2010
(Press release),
in particular the case of
Simeonov v. Bulgaria.
26/01/2010
The Court notified in writing 32 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 26 January
2010.
Press Release
In two judgments against Turkey, the Court found a violation of right to freedom of expression of journalists, editors, senior executives or proprietors of newspapers.
Press release
Hearings
Forthcoming hearing
01/02/2010
In February 2010, the Court will be holding a hearing in the case of
Schalk and Kopf v. Austria. The applicants are a same-sex couple and live together. They complain in particular of the authorities’ refusal to allow them to contract marriage and allege that they were discriminated against on account of their sexual orientation since they were denied the right to marry and have no other possibility to have their relationship recognised by law.
Press Release
Calendar of hearings
Webcast of hearings
Hearings are available from 2.30 pm.
President's news
Visit of the President of the Court of Cassation of Turkey
29/01/2010
On 29 January Hasan Gerçeker, President of the Court of
Cassation of Turkey, visited the Court, where he met with President
Costa. Işıl Karakaş, the judge elected in respect of Turkey, and Erik Fribergh,
Registrar, also attended the meeting.
Visit of the President of the Constitutional Court of Armenia
29/01/2010
On 29 January 2010 President Costa welcomed Gagik
Arutyunyan, President of the Constitutional Court of Armenia. Alvina Gyulumyan,
the judge elected in respect of Armenia, and Erik Fribergh, Registrar,
also attended the meeting.
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