Month: January 2009
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Handover of Prisoners to Iraq by the British
The British authorities ignored an order for temporary measures of the European Court of Human Rights in the very last days of 2008. The case concerned Iraqi detainees, held by British military in Iraq, who were transferred to the Iraqi authorities. This is reported by
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From Max to Nadine: Judgment on Transsexuals
Changing one’s gender is undoubtedly one of the most far-reaching decisions a human being can make. Last week, the Court issued its judgment in an important case on the issue: Schlumpf v. Switzerland. Nadine Schlumpf, born in 1937 as Max Schlumpf, decided to change sex
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Police Violence Cases
Last week, the Court issued two judgments on police violence, one concerning Spain, the other concerning Greece. In the Spanish case, Iribarren Pinillos, the applicant had been severely wounded when during a riot the police fired a smoke-bomb at him. When an ambulance arrived he
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Non-Compliance with Interim Measures
A few days before Christmas the Court passed judgment in the case of Aleksanyan v. Russia. The applicant in the case was the former head of the legal department of the now dissolved Russian energy giant Yukos (one of their gas stations on the photo).
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New Articles for the New Year
Happy new year to all readers; a special year ahead with the 50th anniversary of the Court in sight! Three recent articles might be of interest to you, two of which deal explicitly with the effectiveness of the Convention machinery. The first is in French