Fair Hearing / Legal Rights
Cases
A.D. and Others v. Turkey
A.E. v. Finland
Abdulgadirov v. Azerbaijan
Ahtinen v. Finland
Alakbarov and Others v. Azerbaijan
Alekhina and Others v. Russia
Alekseyev and Movement for Marriage Equality v. Russia
Annen v. Germany
Archdiocese of Bucarest v. Romania
Asociaţia Mişcarea de Integrare Spirituală în Absolut v. Romania
Association for Solidarity with Jehovah Witnesses and Others v. Turkey
Austrianu v. Romania
Barik Edidi v. Spain
Bivolaru v. Romania
Boyko v. Russia
Bretean and Others v. Romania
Çelik v. Turkey
Chalabi v. France
Chaushev and Others v. Russia
Christian Baptist Church v. Poland
Church of Scientology (ASBL) v. Belgium
Church of X. v. the United Kingdom
Cosac and Cosac v. Romania
Dakir v. Belgium
Diamantides v. Greece (No. 2)
Dicle for the Democratic Part of Turkey (DEP) v. Turkey
Dimitras and Gilbert v. Greece
Drozd and Janousek v. France and Spain
Eigel v. Switzerland
Eparhija Budimljansko-Nikšićka and Others v. Montenegro
Erçep v. Turkey
Erdoğan v. Turkey
Eskinazi and Chelouche v. Turkey
Féderation Chrétienne des Témoins de Jéhovah de France v. France
Fergadioti-Rizaki v. Greece
Fernández Martínez v. Spain
Feti Demirtaş c. Turquie
Fränklin-Beentjes and CEFLU-Luz da Floresta v. the Netherlands
Gard and Others v. the United Kingdom
Glazov LRO and others v. Russia
Graeme v. United Kingdom
Grigore v. Romania
Güzel v. Turkey (No. 1)
Güzel v. Turkey (No. 2)
HADEP and Demir v. Turkey
Hamdi Büyükkırabalı c. Turquie
Helle v. Finland
Herz-Jesu Kloster Sacré Coeur Riedenburg v. Austria
Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom
Incal v. Turkey
Juma Mosque Congregation and Others v. Azerbaijan
Kar and Others v. Turkey
Kelly and Others v. United Kingdom
Kuznetsov v. Ukraine
Ladele and McFarlane v. United Kingdom
Lashmankin and Others v. Russia
Lupeni Greek Catholic Parish and Others v. Romania
M. and C. v. Romania
M.N. and Others v. Belgium
Marcos Da Cunha v. Portugal
Matytsina v. Russia
McKenzie v. United Kingdom
Mehmet Emin Şimşek c. Turquie
Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Others v. Moldova
Milshteyn v. Russia
Molla Sali v. Greece
Moroz v. Ukraine
Murtazaliyeva v. Russia
Müslüm Gündüz v. Turkey (No. 2)
Mustafa (Abu Hamza) v. United Kingdom
Nasr and Ghali v. Italy
Negrepontis-Giannisis v. Greece
Odabaşı v. Turkey
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. the United Kingdom
Papavasilakis v. Greece
Paroise de Dej de l’Église Roumaine Unie à Rome v. Romania
Paroisse gréco-catholique Lupeni and Others v. Romania
Pastörs v. Germany
Pellegrini v. Italy
Peltereau-Villeneuve v. Switzerland
Pitkevich v. Russia
Poltoratskiy v. Ukraine
Poyraz v. Turkey
Publisher Ezhayev A. K. Ltd v. Russia
Religious Community of Jehovah's Witnesses and Hansen v. Azerbaijan
Reuter v. Germany
Rozalia Avram v. Romania
Rozgon v. Ukraine
S.C. Millennium Building Developement S.R.L. v. Romania
Sadak and Others v. Turkey (No. 2)
Samadov v. Azerbaijan
Savda v. Turkey
Schmidt v. France
Shafiyeva v. Russia
Smajic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sociedad Anonima del Ucieza v. Spain
Sodan v. Turkey
Stefanelli v. Italy
Stomakhin v. Russia
Süveges v. Hungary
Tantilovi v. Bulgaria
Taran v. Russia
Taşçıgil v. Turkey
Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea)
Valiullin and The Association of Mosques of Russia v. Russia
Vavřička and 5 other cases v. Czech Republic
Velitov v. Russia
Vergos v. Greece
X. v. Federal Republic of Germany
Yüksektepe v. Turkey
Zhdanov and Rainbow House v. Russia
Decision or Judgment
Church of X. v. the United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
Rozgon v. Ukraine - Decision to strike from the list [English]
Incal v. Turkey - Grand Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Incal c. Turquie - Arrêt de Grande Chamber (mérits et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Pellegrini v. Italy - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Chalabi c. France - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Schmidt c. France - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Güzel c. Turquie (No. 1) - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Güzel c. Turquie (No. 1) - Décision final sur la recevabilité [French]
Güzel c. Turquie (No. 1) - Décision partielle sur la recevabilité [French]
Güzel c. Turquie (no 2) - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Güzel c. Turquie (no 2) - Décision finale sur la recevabilité [French]
Güzel c. Turquie (no 2) - Décision partielle sur la recevabilité [French]
Yüksektepe v. Turkey - Chamber Judgment [English]
Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Kelly and Others v. the United Kingdom - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Kelly and Others v. the United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
Müslüm Gündüz c. Turquie (No. 2) - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Dicle pour le parti de la démocratie (DEP) c. Tuquie - Arrêt de chambre (Au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Poltoratskiy v. Ukraine - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Poltoratski c. Ukraine - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Poltoratskiy v. Ukraine - Admissibility Decision [English]
Kuznetsov v. Ukraine - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Kuznetsov v. Ukraine - Admissibility Decision [English]
Diamantides (No. 2) c. Grèce - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Vergos c. Grèce - Decision sur la recevabilité [French]
Odabaşı c. Turquie - Arret de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Odabaşı c. Turquie - Décision finale sur la recevabilité [French]
Sadak and Others v. Turkey - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
Sadak et autres c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre (Au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
Sadak et autres c. Turquie - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
Negrepontis-Giannisis c. Grèce - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Ahtinen v. Finland - Chamber Judgment [English]
Hamdi Büyükkırabalı c. Turquie - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
Erçep v. Turkey - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Christian Federation of Jehovah's Witnesses in France v. France - Admissibility Decision (53430/99) (English Translation) [English]
Feti Demirtaş c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. the United Kingdom - Chamber Judgment [English]
Mehmet Emin Şimşek c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Fernández Martínez c. Espagne - Arrêt de chambre (troisième section) [French]
Savda c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Poyraz c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
Eparhija Budimljansko-Nikšićka and Others v. Montenegro - Admissibility Decision [English]
Pitkevich v. Russia - Admissibility Decision [English]
Austrianu v. Romania - Chamber Judgment [English]
ASBL Eglise de Scientologie c. Belgique [French]
Abdulgadirov v. Azerbaijan – Chamber Judgment [English]
Fernández Martínez v. Spain – Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
Matytsina v. Russia - First Section Judgment [English]
M. and C. v. Romania - Third Section Judgment [English]
Sociedad Anonima del Ucieza c. l'Espagne - Partial Decision [French]
Fergadioti-Rizaki c. Grèce - First Section Judgment [French]
Grigore c. Roumaie - Third Section Decision [French]
Stefanelli c. Italie - Décision de la Deuxième Section [French]
Reuter c. l'Allemagne - Fifth Section Decision [French]
Mustafa (Abu Hamza) (No. 1) v. United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
Herz-Jesu Kloster Sacré Coeur Riedenburg v. Austria - Admissibility Decision [English]
Erdoğan c. la Turquie - Partial Admissibility Decision [French]
X. v. the Federal Republic of Germany [English]
Taşçıgil v. Turkey - Partial Admissibility Decision [English]
Taşçıgil v. Turkey - Second Section Judgment [English]
Marcos Da Cunha c. Portugal - Admissibility Decision [French]
Drozd and Janousek v. France and Spain - Judgment [English]
Eskinazi et Chelouche c. Turquie - Décision sur la Recevabilité [French]
Bretean et autres c. Roumanie - Third Section Decision [French]
Shafiyeva v. Russia - First Section Judgment [English]
Helle v. Finland - Judgment [English]
Helle c. Finlande - Arrêt [French]
Bivolaru c. Roumanie - Décision sur la Recevabilité [French]
Yazar and Kar and Others v. Turkey - Partial Decision [English]
Rozalia Avram c. Roumanie - Arrêt de la troisième section [French]
Peltereau-Villeneuve c. Suisse - Arrêt de Deuxième Section [French]
Sociedad Anónima del Ucieza c. Espagne - Arrêt (fond) de Troisième Section [French]
S.C. Millennium Building Developement S.R.L. c. Roumanie - Décision de Troisième Section [French]
Graeme v. United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
McKenzie v. United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
Paroisse gréco-catholique Lupeni et autres c. Roumanie (Arrêt de la Troisième Section) [French]
Süveges v. Hungary - Fourth Section Judgment [English]
Sodan c. Turquie – Arrêt de la Deuxième Chambre [French]
Nasr et Ghalii c. Italie - Arrêt de la Quatrième Section [French]
Association de solidarité avec les témoins de Jéhovah et autres c. Turquie – Arrêt de la Deuxième Section [French]
Cosac et Cosac c la Romanie – Décision de la Troisième Section [French]
Alekseyev and Movement for Marriage Equality v. Russia – Statement of Facts, Questions to the Parties [English]
Papavasilakis c. Grèce – Arrêt de la Première Section [French]
Lupeni Greek Catholic Parish and Others v. Romania - Third Section Judgment [English]
Lupeni Greek Catholic Parish and Others v. Romania - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
Paroisse Gréco-Catholique Lupeni et autres c. Roumanie - Arrêt de la Grande Chambre [French]
Annen v. Germany - Statement of Facts and Questions to Parties [English]
Annen v. Germany - Fifth Section Chamber Judgment [English]
Annen v. Germany - [German Translation] by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer [German]
Annen v. Germany - [Icelandic Translation] summary by the Institute of Human Rights at the University of Iceland [Icelandic]
Lashmankin and Others v. Russia - Third Section Judgment [English]
Moroz v. Ukraine - Fifth Section Judgment [English]
Gard and Others v. United Kingdom – First Section Admissibility Decision [English]
Chaushev and others v. Russia - Third Section Judgment [English]
Asociaţia Mişcarea de Integrare Spirituală în Absolut v. Romania - Décision de recevabilité [French]
Barik Edidi c. Espagne - Décision de la recevabilité [French]
Eigel c. Suisse - Radiation du rôle [French]
Fränklin-Beentjes and CEFLU-Luz da Floresta v. Netherlands - Third Section Inadmissibility Decision [English]
Tantilovi v. Bulgaria - Fifth Section Admissibility Decision [English]
Nasr e Ghali c. Italia - [Italian Translation] by the Italian Ministry of Justice [Italian]
Murtazaliyeva v. Russia - Third Section Judgment [English]
Paroise de Dej de l’Église Roumaine Unie à Rome c. Roumanie - Décision de la Quatrième Section [French]
Smajic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Fourth Section Admissibllity Decision [English]
Boyko v. Russia - Third Section Committee Judgment [English]
Christian Baptist Church v. Poland - First Section Chamber Judgment [English]
Stomakhin v. Russia - Third Section Chamber Judgment [English]
Mariya Alekhina and Others v. Russia - Third Section Chamber Judgment [English]
Annen v. Germany - Fifth Section Chamber Judgment - [Macedonian Translation] summary by IRZ-Stiftung [Macedonian]
Annen v. Germany - Fifth Section Chamber Judgment [Albanian Translation] summary by IRZ-Stiftung [Albanian]
Pastörs v. Germany - Fifth Section Chamber Judgment [English]
Pastörs v. Germania - [Romanian Translation] legal summary by Teodor Papuc [Romanian]
M.N. and Others v. Belgium - Grand Chamber Admissibility Decision [English]
Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) - Grand Chamber Decision [English]
Ukraine c. Russie (re Crimée) - Grande Chambre Décision [French]
Statement of Facts/Questions to Parties
Çelik v. Turkey - Statement of Facts and Question to Parties [English]
Rozgon v. Ukraine - Statement of Facts and Questions to Parties [English]
Fernández Martínez c. Espagne - Exposé des faits et Questions aux parties [French]
Cosac c. Roumanie - Exposé des faits et Questions aux parties [French]
Murtazaliyeva v. Russia - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
Halkın Demokrasi Partisi and Ahmet Turan Demir v. Turkey - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
Eparhija Budimljansko-Nikšićka and Others v. Montenegro - 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]
Ladele and McFarlane v. United Kingdom - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
Juma Mosque Congregation and Others v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
Yehova'nin Şahitlerini Destekleme Derneği et Autres c. Turquie - Second Section Statement of Facts [French]
Paroisse gréco-catholique Lupeni et autres c. Roumanie - Exposé des Faits [French]
Alimu and Others v. Turkey - Statement of Facts [English]
Aybazov v. Russia - Statement of Facts [English]
A.E. v. Finland - Statement of Facts [English]
Alekhina and Others v. Russia - Statement of Facts / Questions to the Parties [English]
Eigel c. la Suisse - Exposé des Faits [French]
Zhdanov and Rainbow House v. Russia - Statement of Facts [English]
Tantilovi v. Bulgaria - Statement of Facts [English]
Stomakhin v. Russia - Statement of Facts [English]
Stefanelli c. Italie - Exposé des Faits [French]
Dimitras et Gilbert c. la Grèce - Exposé des Faits [French]
Samadov v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts [Esperanto]
Nasr and Ghali c. l'Italie - Exposé des Faits [French]
Peltereau-Villeneuve c. la Suisse - Exposé des Faits [French]
L’Archidiocèse Catholique de Bucarest c. Roumanie - Exposé des Faits [French]
Taran v. Russia - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
Vavřička et 5 autres requêtes c. la République tchèque - Exposé des faits / Questions aux parties [French]
Lashmankin v. Russia and 14 other applications [English]
Moroz v. Ukraine - Statement of Facts / Questions to Parties [English]
Molla Sali c. Grèce - Exposé des faits et Questions aux parties [French]
Milshteyn v. Russia - Statement of Facts / Questions to the Parties [English]
Alakbarov v. Azerbaijan and 6 other applications - Statement of Facts and Questions to Parties [English]
Religious Community of Jehovah's Witnesses and Hansen v. Azerbaijan - Statement of Facts and Questions to Parties [English]
Publisher Ezhayev A. K. Ltd v. Russia - Questions to the Parties [English]
Kościół Chrześcijan Baptystów v. Poland - Statement of Facts / Questions to the Parties [English]
Velitov v. Russia - Statement of Facts, Questions to Parties [English]
Glazov LRO and others v. Russia - Questions to the Parties [English]
Party or Third-Party Document
Written Observations of Third Party Interveners: Dr. Jan Carnugursky and The Alliance Defense Fund (in Ladele and McFarlane v. The United Kingdom) [English]
Written Submission on Behalf of the International Commission of Jurists, Professor Robert Wintemute, FIDH, and ILGA-Europe in Ladele & McFarlane v. United Kindgom [English]
Observations en tierce intervention soumises dans l'affaire Fernández Martínez c. Espagne [French]
Observaciones escritas en intervención a terceros presentadas en el caso José Antonio Fernández Martínez contra España [Spanish]
Written Comments of Third-Party Interveners Chair for Law and Religions of the Université Catholique de Louvain and the American Religious Freedom Program of the Ethics and Public Policy Center [English]
Court Press Release
Chamber judgment Pellegrini v. Italy 20.07.01 [English]
Arrêt de chambre Pellegrini c. Italie 20.07.01 [French]
Arrêt de chambre Chalabi c. France 18.09.08 [French]
Chamber judgment Chalabi c. France 18.09.08 [English]
Chamber judgments Hugh Jordan, McKerr, Kelly and Others & Shanaghan v. United Kingdom 04.05.01 [English]
Chamber Judgments 12.07.05 [English]
Chamber judgment Dicle on behalf of the DEP v. Turkey 10.12.02 [English]
Arrêt de chambre Dicle pour le DEP c. Turquie 10.12.02 [French]
Chamber judgments concerning the Ukraine 29.04.03 [English]
Chamber judgments 19.05.05 [English]
Chamber Judgments concerning Turkey 10.11.14 [English]
Chamber judgment Sadak and Others v. Turkey 11.06.02 [English]
Arrêt de chambre Sadak et autres c. Turquie 11.06.02 [French]
Chamber judgment Negrepontis-Giannisis v. Greece 03.05.2011 [English]
Arrêt de chambre Negrepontis-Giannisis c. Grèce 03.05.2011 [French]
Chamber judgment Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Others v. Macedonia 13.12.01 [English]
Chamber judgments 24.06.04 (summary of Vergos v. Greece) [English]
The absence of an alternative to military service in Turkey is in breach of the right to conscientious objection (Erçep) [English]
Chamber hearing Fernández Martínez v. Spain 22.11.11 [English]
Chamber Judgment Othman (Abu Qatada) v. the United Kingdom 17.01.12 [English]
Chamber Judgment Fernández Martínez v. Spain 15.05.2012 : Bishop’s decision not to renew the teaching contract of a
married priest supporting the Movement for Optional Celibacy was covered by religious freedom under the Convention [English]
Arrêt de chambre Fernández Martínez c. Espagne 15.05.2012 : Le choix de l’épiscopat ne pas renouveler le contrat d’un enseignant prêtre marié et militant du Mouvement Pro-célibat optionnel relève du principe de la liberté religieuse, protégée par la Conve [French]
Panel of the Grand Chamber refuses Abu Qatada’s referral request [English]
Refusal to grant conscientious objector status is not necessary in a democratic society (Savda) [English]
Judgments concerning ... Turkey (Feti Demirtaş) [English]
Allegations by a Ministry of Justice chief inspector against a member of the Court of Cassation failed to comply with the duty of discretion [English]
Le diocèse de Budimljansko-Nikšićka ne peut légitimement espérer la restitution de biens expropriés au Monténégro après la Seconde Guerre mondiale [French]
Diocese Budimljansko-Nikšićka could not legitimately expect restitution of property expropriated in Montenegro after World War II [English]
An application from the Church of Scientology complaining about public comments by the Belgian authorities on an investigation concerning it has been rejected [English]
Grand Chamber Judgment Fernández Martínez v. Spain 12.06.2014: The decision not to renew the contract, as religious education teacher, of a married Catholic priest was legitimate and proportionate [English]
A company’s inability to challenge the Roman Catholic Church’s entry in the land register relating to property previously registered by the company violated its ownership rights [English]
Action for recovery of possession of a former Uniate Church place of worship: right of access to court was respected but length of proceedings was excessive [English]
Nasr and Ghali v. Italy - abduction and extrajudicial transfer to Egypt of the imam Abu Omar [English]
Sodan v. Turkey: Deputy Prefect’s transfer from the capital to a provincial posting was unjustified [English]
Judgments of 05.01.16 [English]
Refusal to provide the Mersin and İzmir Jehovah’s Witnesses with an appropriate place of worship breached the right to freedom of freligion [English]
Judgment Papavasilakis v. Greece - claim for conscientious objector status and alternative civilian service [English]
Grand Chamber hearing in a case concerning the claim for the restitution of a place of worship [English]
Breach of the principle of legal certainty in a case concerning the restitution of a place of worship [English]
Judgment Lashmankin and Others v. Russia - authorities repeatedly undermined public protests (Russian version) [Russian]
Judgment Lashmankin and Others v. Russia - local authorities repeatedly undermined public protests [English]
Press release including Moroz v. Ukraine [English]
Relinquishment in favor of the Grand Chamber in the case Molla Sali v. Greece [English]
European Court endorses decisions by the UK courts in Charlie Gard case [English]
Judgment Dakir v. Belgium - ban on wearing face in the public areas of three municipalities [English]
Judgments of 09.05.17 (including Murtazaliyeva v. Russa) [English]
Decision Smajic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina - insulting posts on Internet [English]
Judgment Stomakhin v. Russia - conviction for Chechnya newsletter articles not fully justified [English]
Russia committed multiple violations of the European Conventionowing to Pussy Riot punk band convictions and imprisonment [English]
Judgment Pastörs v. Germany - Holocaust denial is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights [English]
The European Convention on Human Rights does not apply to visa applications submitted to embassies and consulates [English]
Complaints brought by Ukraine against Russia concerning a pattern of human rights violations in Crimea declared partly admissible [English]
Other Court or Tribunal Document
Fernandez Martinez v. Spain - Legal Summary, Section 3 Judgment [English]
Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) (dec.) [GC] - 20958/14 - Legal Summary [English]
Pronouncement or Press Release
Case of Pellegrini against Italy - Resolution concerning execution of the judgment 30.10.07 [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]
Case of McKerr against the United Kingdom and Five Similar Cases - Interim Resolution (2005) [English]
Case of McKerr against the United Kingdom and Five Similar Cases - Interim Resolution (2007) [English]
Case of McKerr against the United Kingdom and Five Similar Cases - Interim Resolution (2009) [English]
Affaire Parti communiste unifié de Turquie et sept autres contre la Turquie - Résolution sur l'exécution des arrêts [French]
Case of United Communist Party of Turkey and Seven Other Cases against Turkey - Resolution concerning execution of the judgment [English]
Other Legal Document
Poyraz v. Turkey - Legal Summary [English]
Report or Analysis
EHRC Consultation Response Summary – Legal intervention on religion or belief rights: seeking your views [English]
News Article, Press Release, or Newsletter
El "principio de autonomía" de la Iglesia Católica ante el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos - Grégor Puppinck [Spanish]
Cour européenne : Une belle victoire pour la liberté de l’Eglise - Grégor Puppinck [French]
European Court of Human Rights: a significant victory for the freedom of the Church - Grégor Puppinck [English]
Commentary
CEDH Fernández Martínez - Sintesis de las observaciones del ECLJ - Nov 2011 [Spanish]
