Article 7 - No punishment without law

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R.B. v. Italy, no. 20409/23

16/07/26

Criminal conviction of the applicant for the production of child pornography in the light of a new interpretation of the relevant statutory provision removing the need to ascertain a real risk of dissemination of the pornographic content.
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Yasak v. Türkiye [GC], no. 17389/20

05/05/26

Conviction for membership in an armed terrorist organisation, without an individualised and contextual assessment of the applicant’s mens rea, and conditions of detention in prison.
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Tartamella and Others v. Italy, nos. 26338/19 and 2 others

23/10/25

Seizure and confiscation of the applicants’ assets, of a value equivalent to the proceeds from offences committed by their family members, on the basis that the assets were at the offenders’ disposal.
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