Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 10; Pecuniary damage – financial award; Costs and expenses award – domestic proceedings; Costs and expenses partial award – Convention proceedings
The court pointed to the distinction in the context of political debate between a value judgment, where the proportionality of an interference may depend on whether there is a factual basis for the impugned statement, and a gratuitous personal attack where there is insufficient factual basis, where interference may be justified.
Citations:
29271/95, [2002] ECHR 154
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 10
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Gaunt v OFCOM and Liberty QBD 13-Jul-2010
The claimant, a radio presenter sought judicial review of the respondent’s finding (against the broadcaster) that a radio interview he had conducted breached the Broadcasting Code. He had strongly criticised a proposal to ban smokers from being . .
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Human Rights
Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.167677
