Grand Chamber hearing concerning Italy
The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of de Tommaso v. Italy. The case concerns the decision to subject the applicant, who was considered to be a dangerous person, to special police supervision together with a compulsory residence order for a period of 2 years. The applicant considers that the preventive measure imposed on him was arbitrary in nature and excessively long.
Official Visits
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Visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
28/05/2015
On 28 May 2015, Bogdan Lucian Aurescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, visited the Court and was received by President Spielmann. Erik Fribergh, Registrar, and Stephen Phillips, Section Registrar, also attended the meeting.
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Visit to Spain
22/05/2015
On 21 and 22 May 2015, President Spielmann paid an official visit to Madrid. On that occasion, he was granted an audience with His Majesty the King of Spain, Felipe VI. He also met Francisco Pérez de los Cobos Orihuel, President of the Constitutional Tribunal, and Ignacio Ybáñez Rubio, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. During his visit, he took part in a seminar at the Constitutional Tribunal. President Spielmann was accompanied by Luis López Guerra, judge elected in respect of Spain, and Patrick Titiun, Head of the Office of the President.
Speech by the President (in French)
Speech by Francisco Pérez de los Cobos Orihuel (in Spanish)
Speech by Luis López Guerra (in Spanish)
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Visit by the President of the Supreme Court of Cassation of Serbia
20/05/2015
On 20 May 2015, Dragomir Milojević, President of the Supreme Court of Cassation of Serbia, visited the Court and was received by President Spielmann. Branko Lubarda, the judge elected in respect of Serbia, and Erik Fribergh, Registrar, also attended the meeting.
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Grand Chamber
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Referral Requests
27/05/2015On Monday 1 June 2015, a panel of five judges will examine 24 Grand Chamber referral requests.
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Forthcoming Delivery of Judgment
21/05/2015
The Court will be delivering its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Lambert and Others v. France on Friday 5 June 2015.
Webcast of the hearing (07/01/2015)
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Other Information
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Report on Article 47
13/05/2015The Court has published a report taking stock of one year’s implementation of Rule 47 of the Rules of Court which introduced stricter conditions for lodging an application with the Court. At the same time the Court has published an analysis of errors commonly made by applicants when completing the application form, indicating how to avoid them.
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International Law Conference at the Court
11/05/2015
The Court, in conjunction with the European Society of International Law (ESIL), is organizing a conference entitled “The European Convention on Human Rights and General International Law” (click here for the programme).
The event will take place at the Court building on 5 June 2015. As seating is limited, anyone wishing to attend the conference must register before 28 May 2015, via the ESIL website....
Visit to Spain
Hearings
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Chamber hearing concerning Andorra
19/05/2015
The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of Gouarre Patte v. Andorra. The case concerns the inability of the applicant, who is a doctor, to obtain a review of an ancillary penalty, namely permanent disqualification from practising medicine, as a result of the retroactive application of a rule. The applicant sought to benefit from a subsequent legislative amendment which established that the length of an ancillary penalty could in no event exceed the term of the principal sentence.
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Delivered Judgments & Decisions
Forthcoming Judgments & Decisions
02-04/06/2015