No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
CASE OF SHEVCHUK v. UKRAINE
This judgment, **** for the Ukrainian legal system, concerns the 2019 dismissal of Mr. Stanislav Shevchuk from his positions as a judge and President of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the disciplinary proceedings against the applicant were fundamentally flawed, violating…
The case of *Puşcaş and Others v. Romania* concerns the systemic failure of the Romanian state to enforce domestic court decisions regarding the restitution of property confiscated during the communist regime. The applicants, or their heirs, held final judicial decisions from 2002 acknowledging their property rights, yet they remained unable to recover possession or obtain…
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The judgment in *Mishin and Others v. Ukraine* (applications nos. 29381/16 and 13 others) concerns a systemic issue regarding the administration of justice in Ukraine, specifically the excessive duration of criminal proceedings. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) examined 14 joined applications where the applicants argued that their cases had been pending for unreasonable…
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This judgment, *Kyselyov and Others v. Ukraine*, delivered by the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights on 25 June 2026, addresses a systemic issue regarding the treatment of detainees within the Ukrainian penitentiary system. The Court examined 14 joined applications concerning inadequate conditions of detention, including severe overcrowding, lack of hygiene, and…
This judgment, **** for the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, addresses the procedural obligations of the State under Article 3 of the Convention. The case of *Bulakh v. Ukraine* (no. 1380/25) concerns the failure of Ukrainian authorities to conduct an effective investigation into an incident of ill-treatment inflicted upon the applicant by a…
This judgment, **** for the Ukrainian legal system, concerns the 2019 dismissal of Mr. Stanislav Shevchuk from his positions as a judge and President of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the disciplinary proceedings against the applicant were fundamentally flawed, violating both his right to an…
No new decisions were published today
CASE OF KARCHAVA v. GEORGIA
The judgment in *Karchava v. Georgia* (application no. 34790/23) addresses the limits of state interference with solo protests. The applicant, a psychotherapist, was arrested and detained for 24 hours after attempting to set up a tent for a hunger strike near a public statue to protest the lack of school…
This judgment, *Kılıçarslan and Others v. Türkiye* (2026), concerns 595 applications from individuals convicted of membership in the “FETÖ/PDY” armed terrorist organization following the 2016 coup attempt in Türkiye. The core issue is that these convictions were based primarily on the applicants’ use of the encrypted messaging application “ByLock,” which domestic courts treated as sufficient,…
The case of *Elezi v. Albania* (Application no. 17141/21) concerns the dismissal of a career prosecutor following the extraordinary transitional vetting process implemented in Albania to reform the justice system. The applicant, who had served as a prosecutor since 1999, was removed from office by the Special Appeal Chamber (SAC) due to alleged discrepancies in…
The judgment in *Dönmez and Others v. Türkiye* (2026) addresses a series of applications concerning convictions for membership in the “FETÖ/PDY” organization following the 2016 coup attempt in Türkiye. The core issue before the Court was the domestic judicial practice of relying decisively on the use of the encrypted messaging application “ByLock” as sufficient, automatic…
This judgment in the case of *Malachini and Others v. Russia* (Applications nos. 9184/09 and 22580/10) addresses the responsibility of the Russian Federation for the torture and killing of Georgian prisoners of war during and immediately following the 2008 armed conflict. The Court confirmed that the applicants, who were Georgian servicemen, fell under Russia’s "spatial…
The judgment in *Karchava v. Georgia* (application no. 34790/23) addresses the limits of state interference with solo protests. The applicant, a psychotherapist, was arrested and detained for 24 hours after attempting to set up a tent for a hunger strike near a public statue to protest the lack of school lunches. Despite the peaceful nature…
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today