Forthcoming hearings

Human Rights building
20/03/26

On 25 March 2026, the Court will be holding a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Kavala v. Türkiye (No. 2). The case concerns the applicant’s detention after the judgment delivered by the ECHR in 2019 and the ensuing criminal proceedings in which he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.

On 1 April 2026, the Court will be holding a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of S.O. v. Spain. The case concerns an alleged lack of informed consent by a patient to the removal of her nipple-areola complex during oncological breast-conserving surgery.

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