The case concerns the lack of an effective investigation into the ill-treatment of a 73-year-old Ukrainian woman who was physically assaulted in the context of a family dispute over a flat in Nikopol. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) in its procedural…
The case concerns a dispute between a Ukrainian citizen, Ms. Olga Gavrylyak, and her nephew regarding alleged ill-treatment and property rights to a house in the Lviv Region. The applicant claimed she was physically assaulted by her nephew on August 4, 2014, resulting in minor bodily injuries during a dispute over the sale of her…
The case concerns the annulment of property rights and eviction of a Ukrainian family from their house, which they had purchased at a public auction in 2003. The first applicant bought the house for 15,700 UAH at a State-administered auction, but the previous owner's heir successfully challenged the sale's legitimacy in 2012.The Court found violations…
The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading…
The subject of the dispute concerns challenging a court order returning an appellate complaint due to non-payment of court fees in a case of monitoring the enforcement of a court decision regarding social benefits for a Chornobyl victim. The Supreme Court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that the requirement to pay…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in the manner and under the conditions of…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of a regular old-age pension. The Supreme Court deviated from previous practice and concluded that persons receiving a preferential…
The court was guided by the fact that preferential old-age pension is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of an old-age pension. Since the plaintiff is already receiving an old-age pension on preferential terms, he is not entitled to a repeated appointment…
This judgment concerns the validity of EU anti-dumping regulations imposing duties on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings from China and Thailand. The key aspects are:1. The case examines whether anti-dumping duties could be legally imposed on threaded fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron, when the original investigation focused on malleable cast…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding special control measures for African swine fever (ASF).The regulation updates the zoning restrictions for ASF in several EU member states based on the latest epidemiological situation and risk assessments. It modifies the restricted zones I, II and III in affected countries.The…
This is a comprehensive amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures. The key aspects include:The regulation introduces several major changes to the existing CLP framework:New requirements for digital labeling and online sales of chemicals, including mandatory supplier information and digital label elements Updated rules for classification…
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a comprehensive EU regulation establishing cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (hardware and software) to ensure their security throughout the lifecycle and protect consumers from cyber risks.The regulation introduces mandatory essential cybersecurity requirements for manufacturers, including vulnerability handling, security updates, and incident reporting. It establishes conformity assessment procedures…
This Directive establishes new EU-wide air quality standards and monitoring requirements to protect human health and the environment from air pollution. It aims to progressively improve air quality to levels no longer harmful by 2050, aligning with WHO guidelines.The Directive merges and updates two previous directives (2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC) into a single comprehensive framework. Key…
The case concerns the failure of Moldovan authorities to protect a woman (T.) from domestic violence by her ex-husband (I.C.), which culminated in her death after falling from the fifth floor of her apartment. The Court found violations of Articles 2 (right to life - procedural aspect), 3 (prohibition of inhuman treatment - both substantive…
This judgment concerns a case where the European Commission sued the Czech Republic for denying EU citizens who are not Czech nationals but reside in the Czech Republic the right to become members of political parties or political movements. The Court's key findings were: Article 22 TFEU requires that EU citizens residing in a…
This is a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning Poland's law that prohibits non-Polish EU citizens residing in Poland from becoming members of political parties.The Court found that Poland violated Article 22 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) by denying EU citizens who are…
This Directive establishes new EU-wide air quality standards and monitoring requirements aimed at reducing air pollution to levels no longer harmful to human health and the environment by 2050. It merges and updates previous air quality directives while introducing stricter limits for key pollutants.The Directive's structure includes:Setting of limit values, target values and monitoring requirements…
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a comprehensive EU regulation establishing cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (hardware and software) to ensure their security throughout the lifecycle and protect consumers from cyber risks.The regulation introduces mandatory essential cybersecurity requirements for manufacturers, including vulnerability handling, security updates, and incident reporting. It establishes conformity assessment procedures…
This Regulation amends Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures to modernize and improve chemical hazard communication in the EU.The act introduces major changes in three key areas:Digital labeling - Allows for certain label elements to be provided digitally while maintaining core safety information on physical labels Online…
