Relinquishment in favour of the Grand Chamber in the case Kuijt v. the Netherlands
27/08/25
The Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights to which the case Kuijit v. the Netherlands, no. 19365/19, had been allocated has relinquished jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber of the Court.
The case concerns the long-standing practice in the Supreme Court of the Netherlands by which judges of the Criminal Law Division who do not form part of the formation to which the case has been assigned, the so-called “reserve justices”, may participate in the deliberations. This is allowed in the interest of legal unity.