The Court will be delivering its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of V.M. and Others v. Belgium on 17 November 2016.

The case concerns the reception conditions of a family of Serbian nationals seeking asylum in Belgium. Following an order to leave the country and despite their appeals against the measure, the applicants were left without basic means of subsistence and were obliged to return to their country of origin, where their severely disabled child died.

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Webcast of the hearing (25/05/2016)

Factsheet: Roma and Travellers

Cases pending before the Grand Chamber

The Court will be delivering its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of A and B v. Norway on 15 November 2016.

In this case, the applicants complain that they were convicted and sentenced for tax offences after imposition of tax surcharges in respect of the same facts. They consider that they were prosecuted and punished twice for the same offence.

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Webcast of the hearing (13/01/2016)

Cases pending before the Grand Chamber

In the case of Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary, the Court held that there had been a violation of freedom of expression.

The applicant, Magyar Helsinki Bizottság (Hungarian Helsinki Committee), is an NGO active in the field of monitoring the implementation of international human-rights instruments in Hungary and in related advocacy. The case concerned the authorities’ refusal to provide it with information related to the work of court-appointed defenders.

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Webcast of the hearing (04/11/2015)

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The Court will be delivering its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Dubská and Krejzová v. the Czech Republic on 15 November 2016.

The case concerns the impossibility, under Czech law, for pregnant women to give birth at home with the assistance of a midwife. Both applicants complain that mothers have no choice but to give birth in a hospital if they wish to be assisted by a health professional.

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Webcast of the hearing (02/12/2015)

Factsheet: Reproductive Rights

The Court has accepted the referral to the Grand Chamber of the case of Merabishvili v. Georgia which concerns the pre-trial detention of a former Prime Minister of Georgia, and of the case of Ramos Nunes de Carvalho e Sá v. Portugal which concerns disciplinary proceedings brought against a judge.

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Cases pending before the Grand Chamber

In the case of Figueiredo Teixeira v. Andorra, the Court found no violation of the Convention.

The applicant in this case, who was under criminal prosecution for drug trafficking, complained that the investigating judge had used data relating to his telephone calls.

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Factsheet: Protection of personal data

In the case of Yabloko Russian United Democratic Party and Others v. Russia, the Court held that there had been a violation of the right to free elections.

The case concerned the decision by the Supreme Court of Karelia to cancel the registration of Yabloko candidates in the October 2006 elections for the Legislative Assembly of Karelia.

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On 7 November 2016 delegations from German-speaking superior courts visited the Court and were received by President Guido Raimondi. The delegations were from the Court of Justice of the European Union headed by its President Koen Lenaerts, the Liechtenstein State Court headed by its President Marzell Beck, the German Constitutional Court headed by its President Andreas Voßkuhle, the Swiss Federal Court headed by its President Gilbert Kolly, and the Austrian Constitutional Court headed by its Vice-President Brigitte Bierlein. The delegations took part in a Round Table made up of judges Angelika Nußberger, Section President and judge elected in respect of Germany, Helen Keller, judge elected in respect of Switzerland, Carlo Ranzoni, judge elected in respect of Liechtenstein, Georges Ravarani, judge elected in respected of Luxembourg, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, judge elected in respect of Austria, and Tim Eicke, judge elected in respect of the United Kingdom.

On 7 November 2016, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, visited the Court and was received by President Guido Raimondi. Erik Møse, judge elected in respect of Norway, and Roderick Liddell, Registrar, also attended the meeting.

In November 2016, the Court will be holding hearings concerning Hungary, Portugal and Romania.

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