Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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Simoncini v. San Marino, no. 14396/24

19/02/26

Administrative proceedings concerning the annulment, on the basis of a retroactive law, of the applicant’s appointment as a first-instance judge due to the irregular composition of the Judicial Council which had appointed him.
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Green Alliance v. Bulgaria, no. 6580/22

17/02/26

Complaints about the legal framework permitting the infiltration of “agents on cover” into private organisations and “liberal professions”.
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Szelényi and Others v. Hungary, nos. 15147/23 and 38303/23

03/02/26

Complaints about the legal framework governing “integrity testing” of certain categories of State employees and the use of secret intelligence gathering measures in that regard.
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