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Gabidullin And Others v Russia: ECHR 13 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Third Section Committee Citations: 34253/18, [2022] ECHR 863 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.681668

Parkhomenko And Others v Ukraine: ECHR 6 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 13422/21, [2022] ECHR 797 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.681719

Cases Of De Wilde, Ooms And Versyp (‘Vagrancy’) v Belgium (Article 50): ECHR 10 Mar 1972

Citations: 2899/66, [1972] ECHR 1, 2832/66, 2835/66 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Citing: See Also – In re De Wilde, Ooms and Versyp v Belgium (No 1) ECHR 18-Nov-1970 The applicants had been detained under Belgian vagrancy laws. An earlier decision had found that their rights had been infringed because of the … Continue reading Cases Of De Wilde, Ooms And Versyp (‘Vagrancy’) v Belgium (Article 50): ECHR 10 Mar 1972

Ahmad And Aswat v United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Jul 2007

(Statement of Facts) To resist an extradition application to America to stand trial on various federal charges, the appellants claimed that if they were extradited there was a real prospect that they would be made subject to a determination by the President that would have the effect that they be detained indefinitely and/or that they … Continue reading Ahmad And Aswat v United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Jul 2007

Ahmad and Aswat v United Kingdom: ECHR 6 Jul 2010

It will only be in exceptional circumstances that an applicant’s private or family life in a contracting state will outweigh the legitimate aim pursued by his or her extradition. Recalling that there is no right in the Convention not to be extradited and that, by implication, there is no right to be prosecuted in a … Continue reading Ahmad and Aswat v United Kingdom: ECHR 6 Jul 2010

Regina v Gemmell: CACD 17 Jul 2002

Dyson LJ said: ‘The position is quite clear. So far as Article 6 is concerned, the fairness of the provisions of the substantive law of the Contracting States is not a matter for investigation. The content and interpretation of domestic substantive law is not engaged by Article 6.’ Judges: Dyson LJ Citations: [2002] EWCA Crim … Continue reading Regina v Gemmell: CACD 17 Jul 2002

CN (Burundi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 19 Jun 2007

Increased risk of claimant committing suicide if returned home. Citations: [2007] EWCA Civ 587 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 3 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – McKinnon, Regina (On the Application of) v Secretary Of State for Home Affairs Admn 31-Jul-2009 Assurances for Extradition Extradition of the defendant was sought … Continue reading CN (Burundi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 19 Jun 2007

Yudin And Others v Russia: ECHR 4 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : Third Section Committee Citations: 34963/12, [2022] ECHR 756 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.681763

Zakharov And Others v Russia 47538/16: ECHR 13 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 47538/16, [2022] ECHR 834 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.681764

Aneva and Others v Bulgaria: ECHR 6 Apr 2017

Judgment : Remainder inadmissible Violation of Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 – Positive obligation.) – Judgment : Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-1 – Exhaustion of domestic remedies) Violation of Article 8 Citations: 66997/13, [2017] ECHR 334 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human … Continue reading Aneva and Others v Bulgaria: ECHR 6 Apr 2017

Z And Others v The United Kingdom: ECHR 10 May 2001

Four children complained that, for years before they were taken into care by the local authority, its social services department was well aware that they were living in filthy conditions and suffering ‘appalling’ neglect in the home of their parents. Suspicions of abuse had arisen in 1987, but they were given effective support only in … Continue reading Z And Others v The United Kingdom: ECHR 10 May 2001

Ramazanov v Ukraine 31757/20: ECHR 6 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 31757/20, [2022] ECHR 784 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.681734

Gordanovy v Russia: ECHR 4 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 2 – Right to life : Third Section Committee Citations: 7434/18, [2022] ECHR 766 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.681673

Nagla v Latvia: ECHR 3 Jul 2012

Citations: 73469/10 (Communicated Case), [2012] ECHR 1280 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: Legal Summary – Nagla v Latvia (LS) ECHR 16-Jul-2013 ECHR Article 10-1 Freedom to impart information Freedom to receive information Urgent search at journalist’s home involving the seizure of data storage devices containing her sources of … Continue reading Nagla v Latvia: ECHR 3 Jul 2012

Veniosov v Ukraine: ECHR 15 Dec 2011

Citations: 30634/05, [2011] ECHR 2130 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Cited by: Cited – Faulkner, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice and Another SC 1-May-2013 The applicants had each been given a life sentence, but having served the minimum term had been due to have the continued … Continue reading Veniosov v Ukraine: ECHR 15 Dec 2011

Mastryukov And Others v Russia: ECHR 13 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 8346/17, [2022] ECHR 838 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.681704

Dennis and Dennis v Ministry of Defence: QBD 16 Apr 2003

The applicants owned a substantial property near an airbase. They complained that changes in the patterns of flying by the respondents were a nuisance and sought damages. Walcot Hall was subjected to very high noise levels from military aircraft. The particular noise is loud and characterised by a very rapid onset with a corresponding startle … Continue reading Dennis and Dennis v Ministry of Defence: QBD 16 Apr 2003

Selahattin Demirtas v Turkey: ECHR 23 Jun 2015

ECHR Article 2 Positive obligations Alleged failure of authorities to prosecute a journalist in respect of a newspaper article that was alleged to have put applicant’s life at risk: no violation Facts – At the material time the applicant was a member of the DTP, a former pro-Kurdish political party, and a member of Parliament. … Continue reading Selahattin Demirtas v Turkey: ECHR 23 Jun 2015

The Christian Federation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of France v France: ECHR 6 Nov 2001

(Non-admissibility Decision) It was affirmed: ‘that Article 34 of the Convention requires that an individual applicant should claim to have been actually affected by the violation he alleges. That Article does not institute for individuals a kind of actio popularis for the interpretation of the Convention; it does not permit individuals to complain against a … Continue reading The Christian Federation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of France v France: ECHR 6 Nov 2001

Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v The United Kingdom: ECHR 2 Mar 2009

The claimant Iraqi nationals complained of their long term detention by British forces in Iraq, and of their transfer to the Iraqi authorities for trial for murder. Held: The transfer was a breach of the applicants’ rights. The Iraqis had re-introduced the death penalty for such crimes which they said amounted to war crimes. The … Continue reading Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v The United Kingdom: ECHR 2 Mar 2009

Regina v Lichniak: HL 25 Nov 2002

The appellants challenged the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment imposed on them on their convictions for murder. They said it was an infringement of their Human Rights, being arbitrary and disproportionate. Held: The case followed on where the Anderson case left off. In these cases the judge had noted that he did not think the … Continue reading Regina v Lichniak: HL 25 Nov 2002

AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer – Addis Ababa: CA 1 May 2012

A child sought entry clearance as a de facto adopted child of his sponsor who had accepted status of refugee. Held: The changes to the Immigration rules did not extend those rules beyond application to natural and adopted children so far as de facto adopted children.Notwithstanding the grant of entry clearance under article 8, the … Continue reading AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer – Addis Ababa: CA 1 May 2012

Cornick, Regina v: QBD 3 Nov 2014

The defendant had been convicted of murdering his schoolteacher. The court now gave reasons, at the end of the case for discontinuing the order restricting his being named. Orders protecting the identities of children witnesses were continued. Judges: Coulson J Citations: [2014] EWHC 3623 (QB) Links: Bailii Statutes: Children and Young Persons Act 1933 39, … Continue reading Cornick, Regina v: QBD 3 Nov 2014

Maguire, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland): SC 21 Mar 2018

The appellant faced a criminal trial. He was granted legal aid for two counsel. He asked for two particular junior counsel, but the certificate required him to instruct leading counsel and a junior. He objected that this deprived him of the right to his chosen counsel. Held: The appeal failed. The purpose of a defendant’s … Continue reading Maguire, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland): SC 21 Mar 2018

Dvorski v Croatia: ECHR 20 Oct 2015

Grand Chamber: ‘As the Court has already held in its previous judgments, the right set out in article 6.3(c) of the Convention is one element, among others, of the concept of a fair trial in criminal proceedings contained in article 6.1 (see Imbrioscia v Switzerland (1994) 17 EHRR 441, 24 November 1993, paras 36 and … Continue reading Dvorski v Croatia: ECHR 20 Oct 2015

Abdi Ibrahim v Norway: ECHR 17 Dec 2019

ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section ECHR Press Release ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : Grand Chamber Citations: 15379/16, [2019] ECHR 914, [2020] ECHR 334, [2021] ECHR 1060 Links: Bailii, Bailii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention … Continue reading Abdi Ibrahim v Norway: ECHR 17 Dec 2019

Hamalainen v Finland: ECHR 16 Jul 2014

Grand Chamber Citations: 37359/09 – Grand Chamber Judgment, [2014] ECHR 787, [2014] ECHR 974, [2015] 1 FCR 379 Links: Bailii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: Legal Summary – Hamalainen v Finland ECHR 16-Jul-2014 ECHR Grand Chamber – Article 8-1 Respect for family life Respect for private life Refusal to … Continue reading Hamalainen v Finland: ECHR 16 Jul 2014

Molchanov v Ukraine: ECHR 20 Sep 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 13911/14, [2022] ECHR 734 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 16 October 2022; Ref: scu.681171

Z v Croatia: ECHR 1 Sep 2022

ECHR Judgment : Remainder inadmissible : First Section Citations: 21347/21, [2022] ECHR 650 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 14 October 2022; Ref: scu.681032

Jansons v Latvia: ECHR 8 Sep 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : Fifth Section Citations: 1434/14, [2022] ECHR 672 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 13 October 2022; Ref: scu.681017