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Cases

  • A, B and C v. Ireland
  • Aldeguer Tomás v. Spain
  • Alekseyev v. Russia
  • Belcacemi and Oussar v. Belgium
  • Buckley v. the United Kingdom
  • Butan v. Romania
  • Cha'are Shalom Ve Tsedek v. France
  • Chalabi v. France
  • Cisse v. France
  • Dakir v. Belgium
  • Dojan and Others v. Germany
  • Gard and Others v. the United Kingdom
  • Grimmark v. Sweden
  • Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Others v. Bulgaria
  • Iskcon and 8 Others v. United Kingdom
  • Kokkinakis v. Greece
  • Konrad and Others v. Germany
  • Laskey, Jaggard and Brown v. United Kingdom
  • Lautsi and Others v. Italy
  • Leyla Şahin v. Turkey
  • Mann Singh v. France
  • Medžlis Islamske Zajednice Brčko and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Mouvement Raëlien Suisse v. Switzerland
  • Murphy v. Ireland
  • Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom
  • Olsson v. Sweden
  • Otto-Preminger-Institut v. Austria
  • Pantelidou c. Grèce
  • Phull v. France
  • S.A.S. v. France
  • S.H. and Others v. Austria
  • Şahin v. Turkey
  • Schmidt v. France
  • Skiba v. Poland
  • Spampinato v. Italy
  • Steen v. Sweden
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. United Kingdom
  • The Sunday Times v. United Kingdom
  • Wingrove v. the United Kingdom
  • X. (Graf) v. Austria
  • Yazar and Others, for the People's Labour Party v. Turkey
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom
  • Decision or Judgment

  • Olsson v. Sweden (Rule 50) - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Wingrove c. Royaume-Uni - Arrêt de Chambre [French]
  • Wingrove v. the United Kingdom - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Young, James and Webster c. Royaume-Uni - Séance plénière [French]
  • Olsson c. Suede (article 50) - Séance plénière [French]
  • Iskcon and 8 Others v. The United Kingdom - Admissibility of Application [English]
  • Buckley v. the United Kingdom - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Buckley c. Royaume-Uni - Arrêt de Chambre [French]
  • Leyla Şahin v. Turkey - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Leyla Şahin c. Turquie - Arrêt de Grand Chambre [French]
  • Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Observer et Guardian c. Royaume-Uni - Séance plénière [French]
  • Yazar and Others for the People's Labour Party v. Turkey - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Yazar et autres, pour le Parti du travail du peuple c. Turquie - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom (Article 50) [English]
  • Young, James and Webster c. Royaume Uni (Article 50) [French]
  • Leyla Şahin v. Turkey - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Leyla Şahin c. Turquie - Décision sur la Recevabilité [French]
  • Skiba c. Pologne - Décision sur la Recevabilité [French]
  • Sunday Times c. Royaume-Uni - Séance plénière [French]
  • The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Kokkinakis v. Greece - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Times Newspaper Ltd, The Sunday Times, Evans c. Royaume-Uni - Décision sur la Recevabilité [French]
  • Times Newspaper Ltd, The Sunday Times, Evans v. the United Kingdom - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Sunday Times c. Royaume-Unit (Article 50) - Séance plénière [French]
  • The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (Article 50) - Plenary Session [English]
  • Laskey, Jaggard and Brown v. United Kingdom - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Cha'are Shalom ve Tsedek v. France - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Murphy v. Ireland - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Konrad and Others v. Germany - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Metropolitan Inokentiy) and Others v. Bulgaria (Merits) [English]
  • Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Metropolitan Inokentiy) and Others v. Bulgaria (Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Alekseyev v. Russia - Chamber Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) [English]
  • Jewish Liturgical Association Cha'are Shalom Ve Tsedek v. France - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Butan c. Roumanie - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • A, B and C v. Ireland - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • A, B et C c. Irlande - Arrêt de Grand Chambre [French]
  • Mouvement Raëlien Suisse c. Suisse - Arrêt de chambre (au principal) [English]
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom - Plenary Judgment [English]
  • Lautsi and Others v. Italy - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Lautsi et autres c. Italie - Arrêt de Grande Chambre [French]
  • Chalabi c. France - Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • Schmidt c. France - Arrêt de chambre (au principal et satisfaction équitable) [French]
  • Cisse v. France - Chamber Judgment (Merits) [English]
  • Cisse c. France - Arrêt de chambre (Au principal) [French]
  • Cisse c. France - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • Cisse v. France - Admissibility Decision [English Translation] [English]
  • Dojan and Others v. Germany [English]
  • S.H. and Others v. Austria - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • S.H. and Others v. Austria - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • S.H. and Others v. Austria - Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Spampinato v. Italy - Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Phull c. France - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • Phull v. France - Admissibility Decision (unofficial English translation) [English]
  • Otto-Preminger-Institut v. Austria – Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Otto-Preminger-Institut c. Autriche – Arrêt de chambre [French]
  • ИНСТИТУТЪТ ОТО ПРЕМИНГЕР СРЕЩУ АВСТРИЯ [Bulgarian]
  • ДЕЛО «ИНСТИТУТ ОТТО-ПРЕМИНГЕР (OTTO-PREMINGER-INSTITUT) против АВСТРИИ» [Russian]
  • Otto-Preminger-Institut kundër Austrisë [Albanian]
  • Mann Singh c. France - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • Mann Singh c. Francia – Decisione Sull'Ammissibilità [Italian]
  • L'Association Cultuelle Israelite Cha'are Shalom Ve Tsedek c. France - Arrêt de Grande Chambre [French]
  • S.A.S. v. France - Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Aldeguer Tomás v. Spain – Third Section Judgment [English]
  • Gard and Others v. United Kingdom – First Section Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Medžlis Islamske Zajednice Brčko and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Grand Chamber Judgment [English]
  • Belcacemi et Oussar c. Belgique - Arrêt de la Deuxième Section [French]
  • X. v. Austria - Partial Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Pantelidou c. Grèce - Décision sur la recevabilité [French]
  • Steen v. Sweden - Third Section Committee Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Grimmark v. Sweden - Third Section Committee Admissibility Decision [English]
  • Statement of Facts/Questions to Parties

  • Mouvement Raëlien Suisse c. Suisse - Exposé des Faits et Questions aux Parties [French]
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. United Kingdom - Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties [English]
  • Medžlis Islamske Zajednice Brčko and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Statement of Facts / Question to the Parties [English]
  • Party or Third-Party Document

  • Written Observations of Third-Party Interveners: The Alliance Defense Fund on Behalf of 32 Members of European Parliament [English]
  • Observations en tierce intervention soumises à la Grande Chambre de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme dans l’affaire S. H. et autres c. Autriche - par le European Centre for Law and Justice conjointement avec 51 députés et 8 organisations-non-gouve [French]
  • Third Intervention of aktion leben österreich in the case of S.H. and Others v. Austria [English]
  • Written observations, S.H. and Others v. Austria, by Mr. Carlo Casini MEP and 26 other Members of the European Parliament (not authorized to intervene) [English]
  • Observations of the Federal Republic of Germany in the case S.H. and Others v. Austria [English]
  • Joint Written Observations of Third-Party Interveners in the case A., B., and C. v. Ireland: The Alliance Defense Fund on Behalf of the Family Research Council; the European Centre for Law and Justice on Behalf of Kathy Sinnott; The Society for the Prot [English]
  • Written Observations by the European Centre for Law and Justice for A., B., and C. v. Ireland [English]
  • Court Press Release

  • Crucifix in Classrooms: Contrary to Parents’ Right to Educate their Children in Line with their Convictions and to Children’s Right to Freedom of Religion (3.11.009) [English]
  • Grand Chamber Judgment A. B. and C. v. Ireland 16.12.10 [English]
  • Arrêt de chambre Mouvement Raelien Suisse c. Suisse 13.01.2011 [French]
  • Chamber judgment Movement Raelien Suisse v. Switzerland 13.01.2011 [English]
  • Grand Chamber judgment Leyla Sahin v. Turkey 10.11.05 [English]
  • Chamber judgments Leyla Sahin v. Turkey & Zeynep Tekin v. Turkey 29.06.04 [English]
  • Crucifixes in Italian State-school classrooms: the Court finds no violation (18.03.2011) [English]
  • Kruzifixe in Klassenzimmern staatlicher Schulen in Italien: Gerichtshof stellt keine Konventionsverletzung fest (18.03.2011) [German]
  • Crocifisso nelle aule delle scuole pubbliche italiane: la Corte non constata violazioni (18.03.2011) [Italian]
  • Crucifix dans les salles de classe des écoles publiques italiennes: la Cour ne constate pas de violation (18.03.2011) [French]
  • Arrêt de chambre Chalabi c. France 18.09.08 [French]
  • Chamber judgment Chalabi c. France 18.09.08 [English]
  • Chamber Judgment Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Metropolitan Inokentiy) v. Bulgaria [English]
  • Admissibility decision Dojan and Others v. Germany [English]
  • Grand Chamber judgment S.H. and others v. Austria 03.11.11 [English]
  • Grand Chamber hearing Mouvement Raelien Suisse v. Switzerland 16.11.11 [English]
  • Judgment Aldeguer Tomás v. Spain - inability of surviving same-sex partner to receive survivor's pension [English]
  • European Court endorses decisions by the UK courts in Charlie Gard case [English]
  • No violation of right to freedom of expression in civil proceedings for defamation against four organisations for untrue allegations made in private correspondence [English]
  • Judgment Dakir v. Belgium - ban on wearing face in the public areas of three municipalities [English]
  • Judgment Belcacemi and Oussar v. Belgium - ban on wearing face covering in public areas (Law of 1 June 2011) [English]
  • A ban on access to a place of worship constructed in a public space in breach of urban planning regulations was justified [English]
  • Other Court or Tribunal Document

  • Buckley v. the United Kingdom - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Otto-Preminger-Institut v. Austria - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Wingrove v. the United Kingdom - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Yazar et autres, pour le Parti du travail du peuple c. Turquie - Rapport de la Commission [French]
  • Olsson v. Sweden - Report of the Court [English]
  • Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom (Court Report) [English]
  • L'Association Cultuelle Israelite Cha'are Shalom Ve Tsedek c. France - Rapport de la Commission [French]
  • Times Newspapers Ltd. and others v. the United Kingdom - Report of the Commission [English]
  • Mann Singh c. France – Note d’information [French]
  • Mann Singh v. France – Information Note [English]
  • Medžlis Islamske Zajednice Brčko and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC] - 17224/11 - Information Note on the Court's case-law 208 [English]
  • Pronouncement or Press Release

  • Affaire Schmidt c. la France - Résolution sur l'exécution de l’arrêt 02.04.09 [French]
  • Case of Schmidt v. France - Resolution concerning execution of the judgment 02.04.2009 [English]
  • Publication of Non-profit Organization or NGO

  • (Unofficial) Summary of Submissions of Intervening States in Lautsi v. Italy Grand Chamber Hearing [English]
  • Commentary

  • The case of Lautsi v. Italy: a synthesis [English]