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Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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H.W. v. France, no. 13805/21

23/01/25

Fault-based divorce with blame attributed solely to applicant for failure to fulfil marital duties by refusing to have sexual relations with her husband.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Petrović and Others v. Croatia, nos. 32514/22, 33284/22 and 15910/23

14/01/25

Continuing failure of the domestic authorities to ascertain the fate of newborn babies who were born between 1986 and 1994 and allegedly abducted in State-run hospitals.
Judgment

Grande Oriente d'Italia v. Italy, no. 29550/17

19/12/24

Search of the applicant association’s premises (a Masonic lodge) ordered by a parliamentary commission of inquiry and seizure of large number of documents, including the list of the association’s members, their names, and their personal data.
Judgment

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