Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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Trapitsyna and Isaeva v. Hungary, no. 5488/22

19.09.24

Procedural safeguards in the context of revocation of immigration and settlement permits of a mother and her daughter, following the decision to expel the former on national security grounds.
Judgment

Abo v. Estonia (dec.), no. 29295/22

17.09.24

Inadmissibility of complaint concerning refusal to recognise the applicant as an Estonian citizen because her grandmother (an “optant”) did not settle in Estonia to validate her citizenship as stipulated by the Tartu Peace Treaty of 1920.
Decision

Pindo Mulla v. Spain [GC], no. 15541/20

17.09.24

Procedural safeguards in the context of medical treatment through blood transfusions administered to a Jehovah’s Witness during emergency surgery, despite her expressed refusal to undergo blood transfusion of any kind.
Judgment | Legal Summary

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