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Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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Guide on Article 8

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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

M.Ș.D. v. Romania, no. 28935/21

03/12/24

Authorities’ inadequate response to the applicant’s complaint about alleged acts of online harassment committed by her former partner.
Judgment

Lindholm and the Estate after Leif Lindholm v. Denmark, no. 25636/22

05/11/24

Administration of blood transfusion to an unconscious Jehovah’s Witness in an emergency situation despite his advance medical directive refusing such measure.
Judgment

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