Treaties of Nijmegen Medal 2016

18/11/2016
The Court has received the Treaties of Nijmegen Medal 2016. This prize is awarded every two years to a key international figure or organisation in recognition of their contribution to the development of Europe.
Noting the crucial role played by the Court in contributing to safeguarding human rights, the organisers of the Treaties of Nijmegen Medal expressed their appreciation for the exceptional, pioneering and important work of the Court over the last 55 years for peace on the European continent.
Grand Chamber
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Judgment concerning Belgium
17/11/2016Concluding that the applicants in the case of V.M. v. Belgium no longer intended to pursue their application, the Court has struck it out of the list.
The applicants, Serbian nationals of Roma origin, alleged that they had been subjected in Belgium to inhuman and degrading living conditions that had, inter alia, caused the death of their eldest daughter.
Factsheet: Roma and Travellers
Webcast of the hearing (25/05/2016)
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Judgment concerning the Czech Republic
15/11/2016In the case of Dubská and Krejzová v. the Czech Republic, the Court held that there had been no violation of the Convention.
The case concerned the impossibility for pregnant women to give birth at home with the assistance of a midwife.
Press release Delivery of the judgment
Factsheet: Reproductive Rights
Webcast of the hearing (02/12/2015)
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Judgment concerning Norway
15/11/2016In the case of A and B v. Norway, the Court held that there had been no violation of the Convention. In this case, the applicants complained that they had been convicted and sentenced for tax offences after imposition of tax surcharges in respect of the same facts.
Press release Delivery of the judgment
Factsheet: Taxation Factsheet: Right not to be tried or punished twice
Webcast of the hearing (13/01/2016)
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Official Visits
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Visit by a delegation of the Supreme Court of Algeria
18/11/2016
On 17 November 2016, a delegation of the Supreme Court of Algeria, headed by its President, Slimane Boudi, visited the Court. André Potocki, the judge elected in respect of France, also attended the meeting.
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Visit by the President of the Republic of Poland
17/11/2016
On 16 November 2016, Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, visited the Court and was received by President Guido Raimondi. Krzysztof Wojtyczek, the judge elected in respect of Poland, and Roderick Liddell, Registrar, also attended the meeting.
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Visit by the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice of France
15/11/2016
On 14 November 2016, Jean-Jacques Urvoas, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice of France, visited the Court and was received by President Guido Raimondi. Angelika Nußberger, judge elected in respect of Germany, André Potocki, judge elected in respect of France, and Roderick Liddell, Registrar, also attended the meeting.
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Decision
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Inadmissibility decision
17/11/2016The Court has declared the application in the case of Mercan v. Turkey inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies.
The case concerned the placement in pre-trial detention of a judge who was dismissed from her post following the attempted coup d’état of 15 July 2016.
Press release (in Turkish)
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Hearings
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Grand Chamber hearing concerning Portugal
16/11/2016
The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Lopes de Sousa Fernandes v. Portugal.
The case concerns the death of the applicant’s husband following nasal polyp surgery and the subsequent procedures opened for medical negligence.
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Forthcoming hearings
28/10/2016In November 2016, the Court will be holding hearings concerning Hungary, Portugal and Romania.
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Official Visit by the Polish President
Delivered Judgments & Decisions
17/11/2016
Karapetyan and Others v. Armenia
Anastasov and Others v. Slovenia Factsheet: Pilot Judgments
Mercan v. Turkey Mercan v. Turkey (in Turkish)
15/11/2016
Forthcoming Judgments & Decisions
22-24/11/2016






