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Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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L. and Others v. France, nos. 46949/21 and 2 others

24/04/25

Investigation and prosecution of alleged rapes of under-aged girls, none of which resulted in convictions of the accused, with a particular view to the authorities’ assessment of consent, gender stereotypes and the vulnerability of minors.
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Sytnyk v. Ukraine, no. 16497/20

24/04/25

Administrative-offence proceedings resulting in the conviction of a high-level anti-corruption official for accepting gifts and the indefinite listing of his name in the publicly accessible “Corrupt Officials Register”.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Van Slooten v. the Netherlands, no. 45644/18

15/04/25

Termination of the applicant’s parental authority over her child, less than 1.5 years after the child had been taken into care.
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