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2012/05/16 - Hearing in the case El-Masri v. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

18/05/2012 13:40:13

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case El-Masri v. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. The applicant in this case, a German national of Lebanese origin, alleges that he was arrested and tortured in Skopje because he was suspected of belonging to a terrorist organisation, and complains about his rendition by the CIA to a secret detention centre in Afghanistan.

2012/04/04 - Chamber hearing in the case of Lutsenko v. Ukraine

17/04/2012 15:00:45

The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of Lutsenko v. Ukraine. The case concerned a well-known politician’s complaint that his arrest and the decision on his detention were arbitrary and unlawful, and that he was not informed about the reasons for his arrest.

2012/04/04 - Hearing in the case of Fabris v. France

05/04/2012 14:28:56

The Court held a hearing in the case of Fabris v. France. The case concerns the inheritance rights of a child born of adultery who was judicially recognised as his mother’s illegitimate child when he was 40 years old.

2012/03/21 - Hearing in the case of De Souza Ribeiro v. France

22/03/2012 10:16:46

The Court held a hearing in the case of De Souza Ribeiro v. France. The case concerns the applicant’s complaint that he could not challenge the validity of an order for his deportation before it was enforced.

2012/03/12 - Hearing in the case of Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom

12/03/2012 09:32:24

The Court held a hearing in the case of Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom.The case concerns the complaint by a non-governmental organisation that it has been denied the possibility to advertise on TV or radio.

2012/01/11 - Hearing in the case of Vistinš and Perepjolkins v. Latvia

12/01/2012 16:19:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Vistinš and Perepjolkins v. Latvia. The case concerns the expropriation of land to enlarge the Autonomous Commercial Port of Riga in the 1990s.

02/11/2011 - Hearing Scoppola v. Italy (no. 3)

03/11/2011 14:11:06

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Scoppola v. Italy (no. 3). The case concerns the applicant’s complaint that he was banned from voting following his conviction for murder.

19/10/2011 - Hearing Idalov v. Russia

20/10/2011 12:31:56

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Idalov v. Russia. The case concerns a complaint by a prisoner about his treatment by the police, the conditions of his detention on remand and the criminal proceedings against him.

12/10/2011 - Hearing Centro Europa 7 S.R.L. v. Italy and Di Stefano v. Italy

13/10/2011 09:49:16

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Centro Europa 7 S.R.L. v. Italy and Di Stefano v. Italy. The case concerns an Italian TV company’s inability to broadcast, despite having a broadcasting licence, due to lack of television frequencies allocated to it.

06/10/2011 - Hearing Janowiec and Others v. Russia

11/10/2011 07:52:57

The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of Janowiec and Others v. Russia. The case concerns complaints about the adequacy of the investigation by the Russian authorities into the 1940 Katyn massacre.

28/09/2011 - Hearing in the case of Gillberg v. Sweden

29/09/2011 08:27:31

The Court will be holding a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Gillberg v. Sweden. on 28 September 2011. The case concerns a professor’s criminal conviction for refusing to comply with a court decision granting access to the University of Gothenburg’s research on hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorders in children to other researchers.

22/09/2011 - Hearing in the case of Georgia v. Russia (II)

29/09/2011 08:26:57

The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of Georgia v. Russia (II). This inter-State application concerns the armed conflict between Georgia and the Russian Federation at the beginning of August 2008.

14/09/2011 - Hearing of Austin v. United Kingdom

20/09/2011 13:17:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Austin v. the United Kingdom. The case concerns a complaint by a demonstrator and some passers-by that they were held within a police cordon for almost seven hours during a protest against globalisation in London.

31/08/2011 - Hearing of Boulois v. Luxembourg

05/09/2011 09:15:16

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Boulois v. Luxembourg. The case concerns the refusal to grant several requests for temporary leave of absence lodged by a detainee and the proceedings by which he complained about those decisions.

Hearing concerning Slovenia

06/07/2011 13:36:11

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Kuric and Others v. Slovenia. The case concerns the rights of the so-called “erased” people, who failed to acquire or maintain citizenship of the newly-established Slovenian State in 1991.

22/06/2011 - Hearing of Hirsi and Others v. Italy

23/06/2011 07:55:31

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Hirsi and Others v. Italy on the 22 June 2011. The case concerns a group of Somalian and Eritrean migrants travelling from Libya who were intercepted at sea by the Italian authorities and sent back to Libya.

21/06/2011 - Hearing of Lindheim and Others v. Norway and Henriksen v. Norway

23/06/2011 07:54:58

The Court also held a Chamber hearing in the cases of Lindheim and Others v. Norway and Henriksen v. Norway on the 21 June 2011. The applications concern the impossibility for landowners to raise the rent of the leases on their properties as a result of a change in the legislation obliging them to extend leases on the same conditions as before without limitation in time.

08/06/2011 - Hearing of Konstantin Markin v. Russia

09/06/2011 08:25:12

The Court held a hearing in the case of Konstantin Markin v. Russia concerning the Russian authorities’ refusal to grant the applicant parental leave, which represented a difference in treatment compared to female military personnel and civilians.

18/05/2011 - Hearing in the case of Van der Heijden v. the Netherlands

20/05/2011 09:32:18

The Court held a hearing in the case of Van der Heijden v. the Netherlands, which concerns the national courts’ refusal to exempt the applicant from testifying against her long-term partner, a murder suspect.

17/05/2011 - Hearing in the case of I.M. v. France

17/05/2011 13:18:14

The Court held a hearing in the case of I.M. v. France, which concerns the refusal to grant asylum to a man from Darfur and the risks facing him if he is returned to Sudan.

04/05/2011 - Hearing Sitaropoulos and Others v. Greece

05/05/2011 12:36:39

The Court held a Grand Chamber in the case of Sitaropoulos and Others v. Greece. The case concerns the inability of Greek expatriates to vote in national elections.

2011/04/13 - Hearing of Aksu v. Turkey

14/04/2011 12:52:01

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Aksu v. Turkey on Wednesday 13 April 2011. In this case, the applicant alleges that two government-funded publications included remarks and expressions that reflect anti-Roma sentiment.

2011/04/12 - Hearing of Gas and Dubois v. France

14/04/2011 12:51:26

The Court also held a Chamber hearing in the case of Gas and Dubois v. France on Tuesday 12 April 2011. The case concerns the refusal of a woman’s application to adopt her female partner’s child.

23/03/2011 - Hearing against Switzerland

24/03/2011 09:14:31

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Nada v. Switzerland. The case concerns measures taken according to UN Resolutions against a person accused of ties with al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

22/03/2011 - Hearing against Slovakia

24/03/2011 09:14:02

The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of V. C. v. Slovakia. The applicant, a Slovakian national of Roma ethnic origin, complains that she was sterilised during the delivery of her child without her full and informed consent.

Hearing against Switzerland

23/03/2011 13:45:30

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Nada v. Switzerland. The case concerns measures taken according to UN Resolutions against a person accused of ties with al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

09/02/2011 - Hearing against Bulgaria

10/02/2011 15:18:49

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Stanev v. Bulgaria on Wednesday 9 February 2011. By court order and at the request of certain members of his family, the applicant was placed under trusteeship and subsequently consigned to a social care home for individuals with psychiatric disorders. He requested the lifting of the measures imposed on him, but without success.

12/01/2011 - Hearing in the case of Kotov v. Russia

13/01/2011 10:18:46

The Court has held a Chamber hearing in the case of Kotov v. Russia. In 1994 the applicant deposited a sum of money in a savings account with a private bank. He complains before the Court of his inability to recover his savings following the bank collapse.

11/01/2011 - Hearing of Mosley v. the United Kingdom

13/01/2011 10:18:08

The Court has held a Chamber hearing in the case of Mosley v. the United Kingdom. In this case, the applicant, the former president of the International Automobile Federation, complains, in particular, that his right to respect for his private life was infringed on account of the publication of an article entitled "F1 boss has sick Nazi orgy with 5 hookers" in the Sunday newspaper News of the World and the posting of a video on the newspaper's website.

24/11/2010 - Hearing Bayatyan v. Armenia

25/11/2010 10:33:02

The Court held a hearing in the case of Bayatyan v. Armenia. The case concerns the applicant's criminal conviction for refusal to perform military service for conscientious reasons.

23/11/2010 - Hearing Koch v. Germany

25/11/2010 10:32:30

The Court held a hearing in the case of Koch v. Germany. The case concerns the German authorities’ refusal to grant his late wife authorisation to acquire a lethal dose of medication enabling her to commit suicide.

03/11/2010 - Hearing in the case of Stummer v. Austria

04/11/2010 13:29:13

The Court held a hearing in the case of Stummer v. Austria. The case concerns the applicant's non-affiliation to the old-age pension system for work performed as a prisoner and his consequent inability to receive pension benefits under this scheme.

13/10/2010 - Hearing against Germany

14/10/2010 09:33:27

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the cases of Springer v. Germany and von Hannover v. Germany. Both cases concern the impugned publication in the media of articles and, in the second case, photos depicting the private life of well-known people.

Hearings in the cases of Chiragov and others v. Armenia and Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan

16/09/2010 10:17:11

The Court held two hearings in the cases of Chiragov and others v. Armenia and Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan. Both cases concern the applicant’s complaint that they were forced to flee from their homes in 1992 during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Hearing in the case of M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece

01/09/2010 12:30:03

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece. In this case, the applicant, an Afghan national, left Kabul early in 2008 and, travelling via Iran and Turkey, entered the European Union through Greece. The application for asylum lodged by the applicant was rejected in Belgium and the applicant was deported to Greece pursuant to the "Dublin" Regulation. The Governments of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the Commissioner for Human Rights and the HCR have been given leave to intervene in the oral proceedings.

30/06/2010 - Crucifix in classrooms

01/07/2010 14:19:45

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Lautsi v. Italy on 30 June 2010. The application concerns the presence of crucifixes in classrooms in Italian state schools. In its Chamber judgment of 3 November 2009 the Court found a violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (right to education) in conjunction with Article 9 of the Convention (freedom of thought, conscience and religion). The case was referred to the Grand Chamber for fresh examination at the request of the Italian Government.

Hearing in the cases of Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom and Al Jedda v. the United Kingdom

09/06/2010 12:44:14

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the cases of Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom and Al Jedda v. the United Kingdom. These cases concern the killing and detention of Iraqi civilians by the UK armed forces in Southern Iraq and raise issues of extra-territorial jurisdiction under Article 1 (obligation to respect human rights) of the Convention.

28/04/2010 - Hearing Paksas v. Lithuania

29/04/2010 09:09:56

The Court held a hearing in the case of Paksas v. Lithuania on Wednesday 28 April 2010. On 5 January 2003, the applicant, Rolandas Paksas, was elected President of the Republic of Lithuania. The case concerns his impeachment on 6 April 2004 by the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) for gross violations of the Constitution.

27/04/2010 - Hearing in the case of Enukidze and Girgvliani v. Georgia

29/04/2010 09:09:31

The Court has also held a hearing in the case of Enukidze and Girgvliani v. Georgia. The case concerns the death of the applicants’ son following ill-treatment by officials from the Ministry of the Interior, and the alleged failure to conduct an effective and impartial investigation into the matter.

27/04/2010 - Hearing in the case of Farcas v. Romania

29/04/2010 09:08:42

The Court has held a hearing in the case of Farcas v. Romania. The applicant, who has suffered from muscular dystrophy since childhood, complained about the difficulties he encounters in everyday life as a result of his disability.

03/03/2010 - Hearing of McFarlane v. Ireland

04/03/2010 09:06:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of McFarlane v. Ireland. The case concerns the Irish’ authorities’ delay of more than fourteen years in initiating criminal proceedings against him for an offence allegedly committed in 1983.

25/02/2010 - Hearing in the case of Schalk and Kopf v. Austria

25/02/2010 14:09:11

The Court held a hearing in the case of Schalk and Kopf v. Austria. The applicants are a same-sex couple and live together. They complain in particular of the authorities’ refusal to allow them to contract marriage and allege that they were discriminated against on account of their sexual orientation since they were denied the right to marry and have no other possibility to have their relationship recognised by law.

01/02/2010 - Hearing in February

01/02/2010 23:00:00

In February 2010, the Court will be holding a hearing in the case of Schalk and Kopf v. Austria. The applicants are a same-sex couple and live together. They complain in particular of the authorities’ refusal to allow them to contract marriage and allege that they were discriminated against on account of their sexual orientation since they were denied the right to marry and have no other possibility to have their relationship recognised by law.

23/12/2009 - Hearings in January 2010

03/01/2010 23:00:00

In January 2010, the Court will be holding hearings in the cases of Sanoma Uitgevers B.V. v. the Netherlands, OAO Neftyanaya kompaniya YUKOS v. Russia and Sakhnovskiy v. Russia.

16/12/2009 - Hearings in December

16/12/2009 23:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Serife Yigit v. Turkey. In this case, the applicant complained about the Turkish courts’ refusal to transfer her deceased partner’s social-security entitlements to her.

09/12/2009 - Hearings in December

14/12/2009 23:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case A. B. and C. v. Ireland. The applicants, all three of whom live in Ireland, travelled to the United Kingdom to have an abortion. They complain about the restrictions on the possibility of abortion in Ireland.

01/12/2009 - Hearings in December

30/11/2009 23:00:00

In December, the Court will be holding hearings in the cases A. B. and C. v. Ireland and Serife Yigit v. Turkey.

18/11/2009 - Grand Chamber Hearing

18/11/2009 23:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases. The applicants are all Cypriot nationals of Greek-Cypriot origin. They claim to be the owners of movable and immovable property located in the northern part of Cyprus, which has been occupied by the Turkish army since 1974. They allege that the Turkish authorities are preventing them from having access to this property and disposing of it as they wish.

16/11/2009 - Hearing this week

16/11/2009 23:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases, on wednesday 18 November 2009 at 9h15. The applicants are all Cypriot nationals of Greek-Cypriot origin. They claim to be the owners of movable and immovable property located in the northern part of Cyprus, which has been occupied by the Turkish army since 1974. They allege that the Turkish authorities are preventing them from having access to this property and disposing of it as they wish.

10/11/2009 - Hearing this week

09/11/2009 23:00:00

On Tuesday 10 November 2009 at 9 O'clock the Court held a Chamber hearing on the merits and the admissibility in the cases Stanev v. Bulgaria and Mitev v. Bulgaria

03/11/2009 - Hearings in November 2009

04/11/2009 23:00:00

In November 2009, the Court held hearings in cases Stanev v. Bulgaria and Mitev v. Bulgaria and Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases.

03/11/2009 - Hearing in the case OAO Neftyanaya kompaniya YUKOS v. Russia

04/11/2009 23:00:00

The hearing in the case Neftyanaya Kompaniya OAO Yukos v. Russia (No. 14902/04), originally scheduled for November 19, 2009, was postponed to allow the recently appointed ad hoc judge in this case (Andrei Bushev) to have more time to become familiar with the matter. A press release announcing the new date of hearing will be published once a decision has been taken in this regard.

21/10/2009 - Hearing in the case Taxquet v. Belgium

26/10/2009 23:00:00

The Court held a hearing in the case Taxquet v. Belgium on October 21, 2009 at 9am. The applicant was accused in 2003 of murdering a government minister and attempting to murder the minister’s partner. He was sentenced in January 2004 to 20 years’ imprisonment. He complains that the criminal proceedings brought against him were unfair.

07/10/2009 - Grand Chamber Hearing in the case Neulinger et Shuruk v. Switzerland

07/10/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case and Neulinger Shuruk v. Switzerland. The case concerns the return to Israel of a child who had been abducted by the mother with a view to settling in Switzerland.

29/09/2009 - Hearings in October

30/09/2009 22:00:00

In October 2009, the Court held hearings in the cases Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland and Taxquet v. Belgium

02/09/2009 - Hearing in the case Carson and others v. the United Kingdom

23/09/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a hearing in the case of Carson and others v. United Kingdom. The case concerns the applicants’ complaint about the United Kingdom authorities’ refusal to up-rate their pensions in line with inflation.

16/09/2009 - Hearing in the case Tanase v. Moldova

23/09/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a hearing in the case Tanase v. Moldova. The case concerns the prohibition for Moldovans holding other citizenships to be elected to Parliament.

23/09/2009 - Hearing in the case Mangouras v. Spain

23/09/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a hearing in the case Mangouras v. Spain. The case concerns a complaint by the former captain of the Prestige about a decision to remand him in custody for causing marine pollution.

26/08/2009 - Hearings in September

26/08/2009 22:00:00

In September 2009, the Court held hearings in cases Carson and others v. United Kingdom, Tanase v. Moldova and Mangouras v. Spain

Hearing : Three applications against Moldova and Russia

08/06/2009 22:00:00

On June 9 the Court held a hearing in three cases concerning Moldova and Russia. The applications cover three Romanian-schools located in "Moldavian Republic of Transdniestria" (MRT) and were introduced by a group of parents, children and teachers.

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Sejdic and Finci v. Bosnia-Herzegovina

03/06/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Sejdic and Finci v. Bosnia-Herzegovina. The applicants allege that Bosnian law prevents them from running for the Presidency and the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly because of their ethnic origins.

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kononov v. Latvia

27/05/2009 22:00:00

On the 20 May 2009 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kononov v. Latvia.

Chamber hearing in the case Muñoz Diaz v. Spain

27/05/2009 22:00:00

On the 26 May 2009 The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case Diaz Muñoz v. Spain.

Hearing Gillan and Quinton v. the United Kingdom 12.05.2009

11/05/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Gillan and Quinton v. United Kingdom

Hearing Medvedyev and others v. France

06/05/2009 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Medvedyev and others v. France. The applicants were crew-members of the Winner, a cargo vessel flying the flag of Cambodia.

Hearing in the case Gäfgen v. Germany

19/03/2009 23:00:00

On March 18, 2009 the Court held a hearing in the case Gäfgen v. Germany. The applicant complains that he was subjected to torture when questioned by the police. He further submits that his right to a fair trial was violated notably by the use at his trial of evidence secured as a result of his confession obtained under duress.

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kart v. Turkey

11/03/2009 23:00:00

On Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 9:15am the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kart v. Turkey. The case concerned Mr Kart’s complaint that he could not defend his name in criminal proceedings against him because, as a member of parliament (MP), he was subject to parliamentary immunity.

Chamber hearing in the case Suljagic v. Bosnia-Herzegovina

11/03/2009 23:00:00

The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case Suljagic v. Bosnia-Herzegovina Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

Grand Chamber hearing Depalle v. France and Brosset-Triboulet and others v. France

11/02/2009 23:00:00

On Wednesday, February 11, 2009 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in cases Depalle v. France and Brosset-Triboulet and others v. France. In both cases the applicants occupy dwelling houses built on parcels of land falling within the category of maritime public land that they are no longer authorised to occupy and have been ordered to restore the site to its original state, in other words to demolish the houses.

Grand Chamber hearing Scoppola v. Italy

08/01/2009 23:00:00

On Wednesday, January 7, 2009 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Scoppola v. Italy. Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), the applicant alleged that keeping him in prison constituted inhuman treatment.

Hearing in November

30/11/2008 23:00:00

On Wednesday, November 5, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Enea v. Italy. The case involves, in particular, the conditions of detention of the applicant and submission to a special prison regime.

Hearing in November

30/11/2008 23:00:00

On Wednesday, November 19, 2008 the Court held a hearing in the case Varnava v.Turkey. The case concerns an application brought by 18 Cypriot nationals, nine of whom disappeared after being captured and detained during the Turkish military operations in northern Cyprus in July and August 1974. The other applicants (three of whom have since died and been replaced by their heirs) are or were relatives of the men who disappeared.

Hearing in November

19/11/2008 23:00:00

Hearing in November

19/11/2008 23:00:00

On Wednesday, November 19, 2008 the Court held a hearing in the case Varnava v. Turkey. The case concerns an application brought by 18 Cypriot nationals, nine of whom disappeared after being captured and detained during the Turkish military operations in northern Cyprus in July and August 1974. The other applicants (three of whom have since died and been replaced by their heirs) are or were relatives of the men who disappeared.

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kozacioglu v. Turkey

02/07/2008 22:00:00

On Wednesday, July 2, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kozacioglu v. Turkey. In this case the applicant complained in particular of an infringement of his right to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions.

Chamber hearing Mücke v. Germany

01/07/2008 22:00:00

On Tuesday, July 1, 2008 the Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the case Mücke v. Germany. The case concerns the applicant’s continued placement in preventive detention for more than ten years, the maximum period authorised at the time of his placement, on the basis of an amendment to the Criminal Code which entered into force when he had already been held in preventive detention for more than six years.

Chamber hearing in the case TV Vest AS & Rogaland Pensjonistparti v. Norway

26/06/2008 22:00:00

On Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 9 am the Court held a Chamber hearing on the merits in the case TV Vest AS & Rogaland Pensjonistparti v. Norway. The case concerns a fine imposed on TV Vest for showing adverts for the Pensioners Party without authorisation prior to the local and regional elections of 2003.

Grand Chamber hearing Bykov v. Russia

21/06/2008 22:00:00

On Wednesday, June 18, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Bykov v. Russia. The case concerns, in particular, Mr Bykov’s complaint that he was trapped by the police into incriminating himself.

Hearing Association of Citizens "Radko" & Paunkovski v. "the former Yugoslav Republic of Mavedonia".

21/06/2008 22:00:00

On Thursday, June 19, 2008 the Court held a hearing in the case of Association of citizens "Radko" and Paunkovski v. "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The case concerned the dissolution of the applicant association for being unconstitutional and for inciting national or religious hatred and intolerance.

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Gorou v. Greece (n° 2)

10/06/2008 22:00:00

On Wednesday, June 11, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Gorou v. Greece (2). In this case, the applicant, a civil servant in the Greek Ministry of National Education filed a criminal complaint for perjury and defamation against her immediate superior.

Hearing A. and others v. the United Kingdom

20/05/2008 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of A. and others v. UK Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Hearing Medvedyev and others v. France

14/05/2008 22:00:00

The Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the case Medvedyev and others v. France Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Hearing Paladi v. Moldova

14/05/2008 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Paladino v. Moldova Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Léger v. France

29/04/2008 22:00:00

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Light v. France Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Grand Chamber hearing Šilih v. Slovenia 02.04.08

24/04/2008 22:00:00

The European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Šilih v. Slovenia Wednesday, April 2 at 9 am

Hearing Turgut and others v. Turkey & Köktepe v. Turkey 22.04.08

24/04/2008 22:00:00

The Court held a hearing in cases Turgut and Others v. Turkey and Köktepe v. Turkey Tuesday, April 22, 2008.

Hearing Salduz v. Turkey

18/03/2008 23:00:00

On Wednesday, March 19 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Salduz v. Turkey. The applicant complained that he had been denied legal assistance while in police custody and that he had not had access to the written opinion of the Principal Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation.

Chamber hearing in the case S.H. and others v. Austria

28/02/2008 23:00:00

On Thursday, February 28, 2008 the Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of S.H. and others v. Austria. The applicants complain about the prohibition of heterologous artificial procreation techniques for in vitro fertilisation, relying on Articles 8 and 14 (prohibition of discrimination).

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Maslov v. Austria

26/02/2008 23:00:00

The European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Maslov v. Austria Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9 am

Grand Chamber hearing in the case S. and Michael Marper v. the United Kingdom

26/02/2008 23:00:00

On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in S. and Michael Marper v. United Kingdom. The case concerns the decision to continue storing fingerprints and DNA samples taken from the applicants after unsuccessful criminal proceedings against them were closed.

Hearing Demir and Beykara v. Turkey

18/01/2008 23:00:00

On Wednesday, January 16, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Beykara and Demir v. Turkey. The case concerns a finding by the Court of Cassation that Tüm Bel Sen had no separate legal personality and the consequent cancellation of a collective bargaining agreement it had entered into with Gaziantep Town Council.

Hearing Kart v. Turkey

15/01/2008 23:00:00

On Tuesday, January 15, 2008 the Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the case Kart v. Turkey. The case concerned Mr Kart’s complaint that he could not defend his name in criminal proceedings against him because, as a member of parliament (MP), he was subject to parliamentary immunity.

Hearing Tahery v. the United Kingdom and Al-Khawaja v. the United Kingdom

09/01/2008 23:00:00

The Court held a public hearing on the admissibility and merits in the cases Tahery v. United Kingdom and Al-Khawaja v. United Kingdom. The cases concern the applicants’ complaint that their convictions were based to a decisive degree on statements from witnesses who could not be cross-examined in court and that they were therefore denied a fair trial.

Hearing Patriarcat Oecumenique (Fener Rum Patrikligi) v. Turkey 27.11.07

26/11/2007 23:00:00

The European Court of Human Rights held a Chamber hearing on the merits in the case Ecumenical Patriarchate (Fener Rum Patrikligi) v. Turkey. The case concerns a disputed property in respect of which the Turkish authorities annulled the applicant’s ownership rights.

Grand Chamber hearing in the case Yumak and Sadak v. Turkey

21/11/2007 23:00:00

On Wednesday, November 21, 2007 the European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Yumak and Sadak v. Turkey. The applicants complained that they had not been elected to Parliament in 2002 because of the electoral threshold of 10% imposed nationally.

Grand Chamber hearing KOVACIC AND OTHERS v. SLOVENIA

15/11/2007 23:00:00

The applicants complained of a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention on Human Rights in that they had been prevented by Slovenian law from withdrawing foreign currency which they had deposited with “the Ljubljana Bank – Zagreb Main Branch” before the dissolution of the SFRY. Mr Kovacic also complained that he had been a victim of discrimination in relation to the enjoyment of his property rights, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention.

HearingTatar et Tatar v. Romania

29/10/2007 23:00:00

On the 18 October 2007 the Court held a Chamber Hearing in the case Tatar et Tatar v. Romania