Article 6 Civil - Right to a fair trial
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Tsulukidze and Rusulashvili v. Georgia, nos. 44681/21 and 17256/22
Participation of judge on Supreme Court three-member panels rejecting applicants’ respective claims, his judicial assistant being the daughter of the lawyer representing the respondent company.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Couso Permuy v. Spain, no. 2327/20
Discontinuation of criminal proceedings investigating the killing of a Spanish journalist in Iraq for lack of jurisdiction following a legislative reform restricting the Spanish courts’ universal jurisdiction for offences committed extraterritorially.
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Meli and Swinkels Family Brewers N.V. v. Albania, nos. 41373/21 and 48801/21
Dismissal of applicants’ constitutional complaints as a result of both a tied vote and a failure to reach the required five-judge majority, respectively.
Judgment
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- Right to a fair trial (no. CDH(68)3), Tome 1
- Right to a fair trial (no. CDH(68)3), Tome 2
- Right to a fair trial (no. DH(56)11)
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- Compilation of Venice Commission opinions and reports (Venice Commission)