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Judgment concerning Greece

19/12/2018

In the Grand Chamber case of Molla Sali v. Greece, the Court found a violation.

The case concerned the application by the Greek courts of Islamic religious (Sharia) law to a dispute concerning inheritance rights over the estate of the late husband of the applicant, a Greek national belonging to the country’s Muslim minority.

Press release Delivery of the judgment
Webcast of the hearing (06/12/2017)
Country profile - Greece

Judgment concerning the Russian Federation

Human Rights Building

18/12/2018

In the Grand Chamber case of Murtazaliyeva v. Russia the Court held that there had been no violation of the Convention. In this case the applicant, a Russian national of Chechen origin, complained of the unfairness of criminal proceedings brought against her for preparing a terrorist attack.

Press release Delivery of the judgment

Webcast of the hearing (14/02/2018)

Factsheet: Terrorism Country profile - Russia

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As a result of a widespread issue with the Court's fax provider please use the following temporary fax numbers until further notice:

For interim measures

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For other correspondence

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Chamber

  • Judgment concerning the Russian Federation

    18/12/2018 
    Judgment concerning the Russian Federation

    In the case of Khusnutdinov and X v. Russia the Court held that there had been no violation of the right to respect of private and family life.

    The case concerned a child residence dispute. The Court reiterated that as soon as children become mature, the courts should give due weight to their views and feelings and to their right to respect for their private life.

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  • Judgment concerning Spain

    18/12/2018 

    In the case of Saber and Boughassal v. Spain the Court held, unanimously, that there had been

    a violation of the right to respect for private and family life.

    The case concerned expulsion orders against two Moroccan nationals following their convictions for criminal offences in Spain. The Court found that the national authorities had failed to examine the nature and seriousness of the criminal convictions in question, as well as all the other criteria established by the case-law of the Court.

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Other Information

  • The Court is to test a new practice concerning friendly settlements

    18/12/2018 
    The Court is to test a new practice concerning friendly settlements

    The Court has decided to introduce a new practice from 1 January 2019 involving a dedicated, non-contentious phase in respect of all Contracting States. At the end of a one-year test period, it will be decided whether to continue this practice.

    The purpose of introducing such a phase is to facilitate friendly settlements.

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  • Some individual applications on Eastern Ukraine adjourned

    17/12/2018 

    The Court has today adopted a plan for its future processing of thousands of applications from individuals who have raised complaints against Ukraine or the Russian Federation or both countries in relation to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

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HUDOC

  • HUDOC database in Georgian

    20/12/2018 

    The Georgian version of the HUDOC database has been launched in the context of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Court’s case-law database.

    HUDOC contains approximately 26,400 case-law translations in 31 languages other than English and French, including some 880 in Georgian. The interface is currently available in English, French, Russian, Turkish and Spanish.

    Press release

    HUDOC

    Applicants pages (Georgian)

    Film on the ECHR (Georgian)

    Documents in Georgian

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Decision

  • Inadmissibility decision

    20/12/2018 

    The Court has declared inadmissible the application in the case of Plotnikov v. Russia.

    The case concerned the death of the applicant’s daughter from a meningitis infection and his complaint of the lack of an effective investigation.

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Hearings

  • Forthcoming hearing

    20/12/2018 
    Forthcoming hearing

    In January 2019 the Court will be holding a hearing in the case of A.M. v. France.

    The case concerns the applicant’s deportation to Algeria. The applicant is an Algerian national convicted in France of a terrorism offence.

    Press release

    Calendar of hearings

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Grand Chamber

  • Relinquishment

    19/12/2018 

    The Chamber to which the inter-States case Slovenia v. Croatia had been assigned has relinquished it to the Grand Chamber.

    The case concerns allegations of unfairness, a lack of impartiality and discrimination by the Croatian courts in proceedings brought by a Slovenian bank, Ljubljanska banka d.d., to collect debts owed by Croatian companies.

    Press release

    Cases pending before the Grand Chamber

    Inter-States Applications

     

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Interim Measures

  • Request for interim measure rejected

    18/12/2018 
    Request for interim measure rejected

    The Court decided not to indicate an interim measure requested by a French lawyer concerning an allegation of inhuman and degrading treatment and interferences with the right to life potentially sustained by individuals owing to the use of flash-balls and incapacitating liquids by the security forces.

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