Focus

Hearing

Grand Chamber judgments

16/03/2010

The Court delivered two Grand Chamber judgments on Tuesday 16 March 2010. In the case of Carson and Others v. the United Kingdom the Court concluded that the United Kingdom authorities’ refusal to index-link pensions of former British residents was not discriminatory. Press releases, Grand Chamber judgment, webcast of the hearing

Moreover, in the case of Oršuš and Others v. Croatia, the Court concluded that the segregation of Roma children in Croatian primary schools was discriminatory. Press releases, Grand Chamber judgment, webcast of the hearing

News

Interlaken Conference

Interlaken Conference on the future of the Court

22/02/2010

President Costa, accompanied by a delegation of judges and members of the Registry, travelled to Interlaken (Switzerland) on 18 and 19 February to attend a Ministerial Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights. A joint declaration was adopted at the close of the Conference.
More information, Special file, Conference website, Interlaken Declaration
Photo : © Yoshiko Kusano / Monika Flückiger

 

Grand Chamber

Forthcoming Grand Chamber judgment

17/03/2010

The Court will deliver its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Cudak v. Lithuania on Tuesday 23 March 2010. In connection with the termination of her employment at foreign Embassy, the applicant complains that she was denied access to a court on the basis of State immunity from jurisdiction. Press Release

 

Referrals before Grand Chamber

08/03/2010

Three cases have been referred to the Grand Chamber: Lautsi v. Italy concerning crucifixes in classrooms, Giuliani and Gaggio v. Italy concerning the death of a demonstrator during the G8 summit in 2001 (Press Release), and Al-Khawaja and Tahery v. the United Kingdom. (Press Release).

 

President's news

Exchange of views held by the Council of Europe's European Committee of Social Rights

15/03/2010

President Costa, on 15 March 2010, attended an exchange of views held by the Council of Europe's European Committee of Social Rights with Vassilios Skouris, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Link to the President's pages

 

Hearings

Hearing in the Yukos case

04/03/2010

Hearing

The Court held a Chamber hearing on Thursday 4 March 2010 in the case of OAO Neftyanaya kompaniya YUKOS v. Russia. The applicant company was a publicly-traded private open joint-stock company incorporated under the laws of Russia. The case concerns the applicant company's complaint that it was targeted by the Russian authorities with tax and enforcement proceedings, which eventually led to its liquidation. Press Release, webcast of hearing

 

Recent hearings

03/03/2010

European Court of Human Rights

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of McFarlane v. Ireland. The case concerns the Irish authorities’ delay of more than fourteen years in initiating criminal proceedings against him for an offence allegedly committed in 1983. Press Release, webcast of hearing

 

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Hearings are available from 2.30 pm.

Chamber judgments

Judgments this week

16/03/2010

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The Court notified in writing 22 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 16 March 2010. See all Press Releases

 

The Court will also be notifying in writing nine Chamber judgments on Thursday 18 March 2010. Press Release

 

Recent judgments

09/03/2010

The Court notified in writing one Chamber judgment R.C. v. Sweden on Tuesday 9 March 2010. Press Release

 

04/03/2010

The Court notified in writing 12 Chamber judgments on Thursday 4 March 2010 (Press Release), in particular the case of Patrikova v. Bulgaria.

 

02/03/2010

The Court notified in writing 18 Chamber judgments on Tuesday 2 March 2010 (Press Release), in particular the cases of Adamkiewicz v. Poland, Antica and company "R" v. Romania and Grosaru v. Romania.

 

In the case of Kozak v. Poland the Court held that there had been a violation of the Convention on grounds of failure to recognise a homosexual's right to succeed to a tenancy of a flat after his partner's death. Press Release

 

In the case of Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. the United Kingdom the Court held, among other things, that there had been a violation of the prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment. The applicants, who were two Iraqis who had been held in British-run detention facilities, were surrendered to the Iraqi authorities. Press Release

 

Decisions

Inadmissibility decisions

11/03/2010

The Court declared inadmissible the case of Dalea v. France. The Court held that the refusal of entry to Schengen area on national security grounds did not breach applicant’s rights to respect for private life. Press Release, Decision (in French only)

 

05/03/2010

The Court declared inadmissible the case of Demopoulos v. Turkey and seven other cases raising a similar issue. The applicants in these cases are Greek Cypriots who complained in particular that they have been deprived of the enjoyment of their possessions since Turkey's occupation of the northern part of Cyprus in 1974. Press Release, Decision

 

Pilot-judgment procedure

25/02/2010

The Court applies the pilot-judgment procedure to Romanian cases concerning the restitution of properties nationalized under communism. Press Release

 

 

Other news

 

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