Interim measure in the case of Armenia v. Azerbaijan
30/09/2020
The Court received a request for interim measure lodged by Armenia against Azerbaijan on 28 September 2020. Taking the view that the current situation gives rise to a risk of serious violations of the Convention, the ECHR (sitting as a Chamber of seven judges) decided to apply Rule 39 of the Rules of Court. With a view to preventing such violations and pursuant to Rule 39, the Court called upon both Azerbaijan and Armenia to refrain from taking any measures, in particular military action, which might entail breaches of the Convention rights of the civilian population, including putting their life and health at risk, and to comply with their engagements under the Convention.
Decisions
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Inadmissibility decision
01/10/2020The Court declared the application in the case of Mediani v. Italy inadmissible.
The case concerned the length of the proceedings relating to a special appeal to the President of the Republic lodged by the applicant against a decision revoking his advancement to a higher salary step.
The Court held that Article 6 of the Convention applied to special appeals in so far as they concerned a dispute over “civil rights and obligations”. This had been the case since the Italian legislation was amended in 2009 and 2010, and more specifically since 16 September 2010. However, the Court pointed out that applicants had to lodge a compensation claim with the “Pinto” court of appeal before applying to the ECHR.
In the case before it the Court observed that, at the time it was lodged, the applicant’s appeal had not come within the scope of application of the new special appeals procedure.
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Inadmissibility decision
01/10/2020In the case of Prina v. Romania the Court declared the application inadmissible.
The applicant, who was head of the technical department of the city of Slatina at the time of the events, complained of being prosecuted and punished twice for the same offence concerning the award of public contracts.
After reiterating the three components of the ne bis in idem principle - namely that the two sets of proceedings had to be “criminal” in nature, they had to concern the same facts, and there had to be duplication of the proceedings - the Court held that Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 was not applicable in the present case.
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Hearings
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Hearings in October
01/10/2020
In October 2020 the Court will be holding two hearings via videoconference, on account of the Covid-19 crisis.
In the case of NIT S.R.L. v. the Republic of Moldova, the applicant, a private television station, alleges that its broadcasting licence was withdrawn on account of the sharp criticisms of the Moldovan Government expressed in its programmes.
The case of Denis and Irvine v. Belgium concerns the refusal of the Belgian courts to release the applicants, who were placed in compulsory confinement in Belgium under the 1930 Social Protection Act for offences classified as theft (Mr Denis in 2007) and attempted aggravated burglary (Mr Irvine in 2002).
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Other Information
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New publication on the Convention
29/09/2020
The European Convention on Human Rights – A living instrument is a new educational publication which presents the Convention, its development and its Articles and Protocols in an easy-to-read style. The European Convention, a key instrument of the Council of Europe, is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2020.
The European Convention on Human Rights - A living instrument
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Events
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Conference “Human Rights for the Planet”
01/10/2020
The Court is hosting a web conference on the topic of human rights and environmental protection on Monday 5 October 2020.
Owing to the current restrictions the conference is not open to the public. However, those who are interested can follow the proceedings live from 10 a.m. onwards.
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Delivered Judgments & Decisions
Forthcoming Judgments & Decisions
06-08/10/2020