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GRECO: Fourth Round Evaluation Report on San Marino

14 January 2021

Dr. András Csúri

On 29 September 2020, GRECO published its fourth round evaluation report on San Marino. This evaluation round was launched in 2012 in order to assess how states address the prevention of corruption with respect to Members of Parliament (MPs), judges, and prosecutors (for recent reports … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: Launch of HUDOC Case-Law Database in Ukraine

14 January 2021

Dr. András Csúri

On 5 November 2020, the Court launched the Ukrainian interface of its case law database HUDOC, which was developed in cooperation with Ukrainian authorities. At the virtual launch of the database, Ms Ganna Yudkivska, judge elected in respect of Ukraine, emphasised that there … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: Launch of New Factsheets

14 January 2021

Dr. András Csúri

On 18 September 2020, the European Court of Human Rights launched a series of four new factsheets providing an overview of its case law on the following topics:Independence of the justice system;Restrictions on the right to liberty and security for reasons other … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: Election of New Leadership

24 August 2020

Dr. András Csúri

On 20 April 2020, Robert Spano, who has been Judge in respect of Iceland since November 2013 and the Vice-President of the ECtHR since 2019, has been elected the new President of the Court. Judge Spano studied law in Iceland and the United Kingdom … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: The Functioning of the Court during the Period of Confinement

24 August 2020

Dr. András Csúri

On 15 April 2020, the ECtHR published a press release regarding its functioning during the period of quarantine that has been imposed by French authorities. In order to comply with the measures adopted by the host State and with a view to pursuing its own … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: Extension of Exceptional Measures due to the Global Health Crisis

24 August 2020

Dr. András Csúri

In a press release published on 9 April 2020, in the context of the global health crisis, the ECtHR extended the exceptional measures at the Court that had been applied since 16 March 2020 (see eucrim 1/2020, p. 30). The measures take into account … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: Publication of Annual Report and Statistics for 2019

22 June 2020

Dr. András Csúri

On 29 January 2020, the ECtHR published its annual activity report and statistics for 2019. At the close of 2019, the number of applications pending before the Court totalled 59,800. The majority of pending cases were against the Russian Federation (25.2 %), followed by cases … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR: Exceptional Measures due to the Global Health Crisis

22 June 2020

Dr. András Csúri

On 27 March 2020, the ECtHR provided insight into its activities during the unprecedented global health crisis. Since 16 March 2020, the Court has taken a number of exceptional measures announced in an earlier press release. Its essential activities, including the registering of incoming … Read more

European Court of Human Rights

Investment Fund Misuse in Romania

17 June 2019

Thomas Wahl

On 9 April 2019, OLAF reported on a successful operation led by the Romanian National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA). With OLAF’s support, investigators revealed a kickback scheme being used by an organised criminal group that involved corruption, influence peddling, and money laundering. Losses in EU investment … Read more

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ECtHR: Election of new President, Vice-President, and Section President

3 June 2019

Dr. András Csúri

On 1 April 2019, the Court elected Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos (Greece) as new President, Robert Spano (Iceland) as new Vice-President, and Ksenija Turković (Croatia) as new Section President. They took office on 5 May 2019. Read more

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20th Anniversary of European Court of Human Rights

18 February 2019

Dr. András Csúri

On 1 November 2018, it was the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of Protocol No. 11 and the setting up of a single, full-time ECtHR. The protocol also established the right of individual petition to over 800 million Europeans. Following the entry into … Read more

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First Case for Advisory Opinion under Protocol No. 16

18 February 2019

Dr. András Csúri

On 3 December 2018, the Grand Chamber panel of five judges accepted a request for an advisory opinion under Protocol No. 16. This is the first case (received on 16 October 2018 from the French Court of Cassation) since the entry into force of Protocol No. 16 to the ECHR on 1 August 2018. Read more

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Court Re-Elects President Raimondi

16 January 2019

Dr. András Csúri

On 17 September 2018, Guido Raimondi was re-elected as President of the ECtHR. His term ends on 4 May 2019, the same time as his mandate as a judge.Before his career at the ECtHR Raimondi worked in the Legal Department of the Italian … Read more

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