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Limitations - Prescribed by Law

Cases

  • A.R.M. Chappell v. United Kindgom
  • Abdulov and Others v. Russia
  • Agga v. Greece (No. 2)
  • Agga v. Greece (No. 3)
  • Agga v. Greece (No. 4)
  • Altınkaynak and Others v. Turkey
  • Arrowsmith v. United Kingdom
  • Aslaniskender v. Turkey
  • Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah v. France
  • Barthold v. Germany
  • Başkaya and Okçuoğlu v. Turkey
  • Bigea v. Moldova
  • Biserica Adevărat Ortodoxă din Moldova and Others v. Moldova
  • Chalabi v. France
  • Christians against Racism and Fascism v. the United Kingdom
  • Cisse v. France
  • Cox v. Turkey
  • Dogru v. France
  • Dzikowski v. Poland
  • Ebrahimian v. France
  • Giniewski v. France
  • Gough v. the United Kingdom
  • Gridneva v. Azerbaijan
  • Grimmark v. Sweden
  • Groppera Radio Ag v. Switzerland
  • Hamidović v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Others v. Bulgaria
  • Ibragim Ibragimov and Others v. Russia
  • Igors Dmitrijevs v. Latvia
  • Incal v. Turkey
  • Iorgoui v. Romania
  • Islamische Religionsgemeinschaft e.V. v. Germany
  • Jafarov and others v. Azerbaijan
  • Kervanci v. France
  • Krupko and Others v. Russia
  • Kulesh and others v. Russia
  • Kuznetsov and Others v. Russia
  • Maestri v. Italy
  • Malone v. the United Kingdom
  • Mammadov v. Azerbaijan
  • Manoussakis and Others v. Greece
  • Melek Sima Yılmaz c. Turquie
  • Mirzayev v. Azerbaijan
  • Murphy v. Ireland
  • Niftaliyev and Others v. Russia
  • Olsson v. Sweden
  • Osmanoğlu and Kocabaş v. Switzerland
  • Prager and Oberschlick v. Austria
  • Publisher Ezhayev A. K. Ltd v. Russia
  • Refah Partisi (The Welfare Party) and Others v. Turkey
  • S.A.S. v. France
  • Samodurov and Vasilovskaya v. Russia
  • Schmidt v. France
  • Schwabe v. Austria
  • Sessa v. Italy
  • Shakirov v. Russia
  • Sheveli and Shengelaya v. Azerbaijan
  • Stavropoulos and Others v. Greece
  • Steen v. Sweden
  • Tagiyev and Others v. Azerbaijan
  • Taran v. Russia
  • Valiullin and The Association of Mosques of Russia v. Russia
  • Vasilyev and Others v. Russia
  • Verein gegen Tierfabriken Schweiz (VgT) v. Switzerland (no. 2)
  • Vergos v. Greece
  • VgT Verein gegen Tierfabriken v. Switzerland
  • Vogt v. Germany
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom
  • Decision or Judgment

  • Manoussakis and Others v. Greece - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Manoussakis et autres c. Grèce - Arrêt de Chambre [French]
  • Olsson v. Sweden (Rule 50) - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Young, James and Webster c. Royaume-Uni - Séance plénière [French]
  • Refah Partisi (Parti de la prospérité) et autres c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Malone v. the United Kingdom - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Malone c. Royaume-Uni - Séance plénière [French]
  • Olsson c. Suede (article 50) - Séance plénière [French]
  • Refah Partisi (The Welfare Party) and Others v. Turkey - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Refah Partisi (Partie de la prospérité) et autres c. Turquie - Arrêt de Grande Chambre [French]
  • Barthold v. Germany - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Barthold c. Allemagne - Arrêt de Chambre [French]
  • Groppera Radio AG and Others v. Switzerland - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Groppera Radio AG et autres c. Suisse - Séance plénière [French]
  • Prager and Oberschlick c. Autriche - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Schwabe v. Austria - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Schwabe c. Autriche - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Vogt v. Germany - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Vogt c. Allemagne - Arrêt de Grande Chambre [French]
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom (Article 50) [English]
  • Young, James and Webster c. Royaume Uni (Article 50) [French]
  • Biserica Adevărat Ortodoxă din Moldova and Others v. Moldova - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Dogru v. France - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Kervanci c. France - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Giniewski c. France - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Giniewski v. France - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Agga v. Greece (No. 2) - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Verein gegen Tierfabriken Schweiz (VgT) v. Switzerland (no. 2) - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Kuznetsov and Others v. Russia - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Arrowsmith v. United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision (16 May 1977) [English]
  • Pat Arrowsmith v. United Kingdom - Decision of the Committee of Ministers (12 June 1979) [English]
  • Pat Arrowsmith c. Royaume-Uni - Décision du Comité des Ministres (12 June 1979) [French]
  • Christians against Racism and Fascism v. the United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Islamische Religionsgemeinschaft e.V. v. Germany - Admissibility Decision (Translation) [English]
  • Islamische Religionsgemeinschaft e. V. c. Allegmagne - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • Samodurov and Vasilovskaya v. Russia - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Başkaya and Okçuoğlu v. Turkey - Grand Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Maestri v. Italy - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • VgT Verein gegen Tierfabriken v. Switzerland - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Murphy v. Ireland - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • A.R.M. Chappell v. United Kindgom - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • A.R.M. Chappell c. Royaume-Uni - Décision sur la recevabilité (traduction) [French]
  • Cox v. Turkey - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Refah Partisi (The Welfare Party) and Others v. Turkey - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Metropolitan Inokentiy) and Others v. Bulgaria (Merits) [English]
  • Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Metropolitan Inokentiy) and Others v. Bulgaria (Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah c. France - Décision partielle sur la recevabilité (2008) [French]
  • Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah c. France - Décision finale sur la recevabilité (2010) [French]
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Incal v. Turkey - Grand Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Incal c. Turquie - Arrêt de Grande Chamber (mérits et satisfaction équitable) [French]
  • Chalabi c. France - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Schmidt c. France - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
  • Agga v. Greece (No. 4) - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Agga v. Greece (N° 3) - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Agga v. Greece No. 2 - Partial Admissisbility Decision [English]
  • Agga v. Greece (N° 3) - Admissibility Decison [English]
  • Agga v. Greece (No. 4) - Admissibilitiy Decision [English]
  • Igors Dmitrijevs c. Lettonie - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
  • Cisse v. France - Chamber Judgment (Merits) [English]
  • Cisse c. France - Arrêt de chambre (Au principal) [French]
  • Cisse c. France - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • Cisse v. France - Admissibility Decision [English Translation] [English]
  • Vergos c. Grèce - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
  • Arrowsmith v. United Kingdom - Judgment of the Commission (12 October 1978) [English]
  • Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah c. France - Arrêt de chambre (2011) [French]
  • Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah v. France - Unofficial Translation of Chamber Judgment by the Office of General Counsel of Jehovah's Witnesses (2011) [English]
  • Bigea v. Moldova - Decision to Strike from the List [English]
  • Sessa c. Italie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah c. France - Arrêt de chambre (Satisfaction équitable) (July 2012) [French]
  • Yilmaz c. Turquie - Partial Admissibility Decision [French]
  • Melek Sima Yılmaz c. Turquie - Second Section Judgment [French]
  • Gough v. United Kingdom - Fourth Section Judgment [English]
  • Ebrahimian v. France (Ebrahimian Fransaya) - [Azerbaijani Translation] by the COE Human Rights Trust Fund [Azerbaijani]
  • Ebrahamian v. France (Ебраимиан против Франција) - [Macedonian Translation] by the COE Human Rights Trust Fund [Macedonian]
  • Osmanoğlu et Kocabaş c. Suisse - Arrèt de la Troisième Section [French]
  • Gough proti Spojenému království - [Czech Translation] summary by the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic [Czech]
  • Gough v. United Kindgom - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (-IM) [German]
  • Gough gegn Bretlandi - [Icelandic Translation] summary by the Institute of Human Rights at the University of Iceland [Icelandic]
  • Gough / Birleşik Krallık - [Turkish Translation] summary by the Turkish Ministry of Justice [Turkish]
  • Hamidović v. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Fourth Section Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Altınkaynak et autres c. Turquie - Arrêt de la Deuxième Section [French]
  • Osmanoğlu and Kocabaş v. Switzerland - Third Section Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Steen v. Sweden - Third Section Committee Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Grimmark v. Sweden - Third Section Committee Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Stavropoulos and others v. Greece - First Section Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Stavropoulos and others v. Greece - Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Statement of Facts/Questions to Parties

  • Samodurov and Vasilovskaya - Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Krupko and Others v. Russia - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Iorgoui c. Roumanie - Questions aux parties [French]
  • Altınkaynak et autres - Exposé des faits et Questions aux Parties [French]
  • Ibragimov and Cultural Educational Fund "Nuru-Badi" v. Russia - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Valiullin and The Association of Mosques of Russia v. Russia - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Bigea v. Moldova - Statement of Facts and Questions to Parties [English]
  • S.A.S. c. France - Exposé des faits et Questions aux parties [French]
  • Ebrahimian c. France - Exposé des Faits [French]
  • Gough v. the United Kingdom - Statement of Facts [English]
  • Osmanoglu and Kocabas c. la Suisse - Exposé des Faits [French]
  • Vasilyev and Others v. Russia - Statement of Facts [English]
  • Applications nos. 18684/07 by Nuri AKTAŞ and 21101/07 by Padmapani ASLANİSKENDER against Turkey - Statement of Facts [English]
  • Hamidović v. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Taran v. Russia - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Mirzayev v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Gridneva v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Mirzayev v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts / Question to the Parties [English]
  • Sheveli and Shengelaya v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts / Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Niftaliyev and Others v. Russia - Statement of Facts / Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Kulesh v. Russia and 3 other applications [English]
  • Abdulov and 8 other applications v. Russia [English]
  • Publisher Ezhayev A. K. Ltd v. Russia - Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Shakirov v. Russia - Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Tagiyev and Others v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Jafarov and Others v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Mammadov v. Azabaijan - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
  • Party or Third-Party Document

  • Written Comments by Article 19: Global Campaign For Free Expression (15 May 2010) [English]
  • Dzikowski v. Poland - Statement of Facts / Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Court Press Release

  • Chamber judgment Cox v. Turkey - Press release issued by the Registrar 20.05.10 [English]
  • Arrêt de chambre Cox c. Turquie - Communiqué du Greffier 20.05.10 [French]
  • Decision on the admissibility - Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah v. France 29.09.2010 [English]
  • Arrêt de chambre Chalabi c. France 18.09.08 [French]
  • Chamber judgment Chalabi c. France 18.09.08 [English]
  • Chamber judgments Agga v. Greece 13.07.06 [English]
  • Chamber judgment Igors Dmitrijevs v. Latvia 30.11.06 [English]
  • Arrêt de chambre Igors Dmitrijevs c. Lettonie 30.11.06 [French]
  • Chamber Judgment Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Metropolitan Inokentiy) v. Bulgaria [English]
  • Chamber judgment Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah v. France 30.06.11 [English]
  • Chamber judgments 24.06.04 (summary of Vergos v. Greece) [English]
  • Chamber Judgment Sessa Francesco v. Italy 03.04.2012 — Refusal to adjourn a hearing listed on a Jewish holiday did not infringe lawyer’s freedom of religion [English]
  • Arrêt de chambre Sessa Francesco c. Italie 03.04.2012 – Le refus de déplacer une audience fixée le jour d’une fête juive n’a pas atteint la liberté de religion de l’avocat [French]
  • Chamber Judgments 05.07.2012 [English]
  • Relinquishment in favour of the Grand Chamber S.A.S. v. France [English]
  • Forthcoming hearings in November 2013 [English]
  • Judgment Ebrahimian v. France - non-renewal of contract of a social assistant refusing to remove her veil (16 November 2015) [English]
  • Reconnaître un témoin coupable d’outrage à magistrat pour refus d’enlever sa calotte devant la cour n’était pas justifié [French]
  • Birth certificate mentioning when a child was named by a civil act breached a family’s right not to have to manifest their beliefs [English]
  • Other Court or Tribunal Document

  • Groppera Radio AG et autres c. Suisse - Rapport de la Commission [French]
  • Manoussakis c. Grèce - Rapport de la Commission [French]
  • Schwabe v. Austria - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Vogt v. Germany - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom (Court Report) [English]
  • Cox v. Turkey - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Pat Arrowsmith v. United Kingdom - Report of the Commission (12 October 1978) [English]
  • Information Note on the Court's case-law No. 142 [English]
  • Pronouncement or Press Release

  • Chamber Judgment Giniewski v. France - Press Release [English]
  • Affaire Schmidt c. la France - Résolution sur l'exécution de l’arrêt 02.04.09 [French]
  • Case of Schmidt v. France - Resolution concerning execution of the judgment 02.04.2009 [English]
  • Other Legal Document

  • Manoussakis and others v. Greece - Resolution concerning the Judgment [English]
  • Academic Essay

  • Patrick Macklem - Militant Democracy, Legal Pluralism, and the Paradox of Self-determination [English]
  • The Refah Case: Did Islam and Islamism Distract the ECHR from Appraising the Merits of the Case? [English]
  • Refah Revisited: Strasbourg's Construction of Islam [English]
  • News Article, Press Release, or Newsletter

  • Russia: European Court Must Ensure that Religious "Hate Speech" Laws Conform with International Standards on Free Expression [English]