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Case-Law Guide


The Case-Law Guide provides an overview of Convention case-law on this Transversal Theme.
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31/08/24
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Transversal Theme Updates


Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Fraisse and Others v. France, nos. 22525/21 and 47626/21

27/02/25

Death of a student as a result of the explosion of a stun grenade launched by a gendarme in the context of a law-enforcement operation during violent clashes between protesters opposed to the construction of a dam and mobile gendarmes forces.
Judgment


Ishkhanyan v. Armenia, no. 5297/16

13/02/25

Mass arrests without individualised assessment after the dispersal of a sit-in demonstration blocking a main public road.
Judgment


Bodson and Others v. Belgium, nos. 35834/22 and 15 others

16/01/25

Applicants’ criminal conviction for blocking a motorway as part of a strike.
Judgment


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