Webcasts of Hearings 26/07/2007 22:00:00 http://echr.coe.int/echr/ In February 2010, the Court will be holding a hearing in the case of Schalk and Kopf v. Austria. The applicants are a same-sex couple and live together. They complain in particular of the authorities’ refusal to allow them to contract marriage and allege that they were discriminated against on account of their sexual orientation since they were denied the right to marry and have no other possibility to have their relationship recognised by law. http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=861826&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 01/02/2010 23:00:00 In January 2010, the Court will be holding hearings in the cases of Sanoma Uitgevers B.V. v. the Netherlands, OAO Neftyanaya kompaniya YUKOS v. Russia and Sakhnovskiy v. Russia. http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=860303&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 03/01/2010 23:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Serife Yigit v. Turkey. In this case, the applicant complained about the Turkish courts’ refusal to transfer her deceased partner’s social-security entitlements to her. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20091216-1/EN/ 16/12/2009 23:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case A. B. and C. v. Ireland. The applicants, all three of whom live in Ireland, travelled to the United Kingdom to have an abortion. They complain about the restrictions on the possibility of abortion in Ireland. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20091209-1/EN/ 14/12/2009 23:00:00 In December, the Court will be holding hearings in the cases A. B. and C. v. Ireland and Serife Yigit v. Turkey. http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=858929&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 30/11/2009 23:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases. The applicants are all Cypriot nationals of Greek-Cypriot origin. They claim to be the owners of movable and immovable property located in the northern part of Cyprus, which has been occupied by the Turkish army since 1974. They allege that the Turkish authorities are preventing them from having access to this property and disposing of it as they wish. http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=857602&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 18/11/2009 23:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases, on wednesday 18 November 2009 at 9h15. The applicants are all Cypriot nationals of Greek-Cypriot origin. They claim to be the owners of movable and immovable property located in the northern part of Cyprus, which has been occupied by the Turkish army since 1974. They allege that the Turkish authorities are preventing them from having access to this property and disposing of it as they wish. http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=857603&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 16/11/2009 23:00:00 On Tuesday 10 November 2009 at 9 O'clock the Court held a Chamber hearing on the merits and the admissibility in the cases Stanev v. Bulgaria and Mitev v. Bulgaria http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20091110-1/EN/ 09/11/2009 23:00:00 In November 2009, the Court held hearings in cases Stanev v. Bulgaria and Mitev v. Bulgaria and Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases. http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=857602&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 04/11/2009 23:00:00 The hearing in the case Neftyanaya Kompaniya OAO Yukos v. Russia (No. 14902/04), originally scheduled for November 19, 2009, was postponed to allow the recently appointed ad hoc judge in this case (Andrei Bushev) to have more time to become familiar with the matter. A press release announcing the new date of hearing will be published once a decision has been taken in this regard. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Pending+Cases/Pending+cases/Calendar+of+scheduled+hearings/ 04/11/2009 23:00:00 The Court held a hearing in the case Taxquet v. Belgium on October 21, 2009 at 9am. The applicant was accused in 2003 of murdering a government minister and attempting to murder the minister’s partner. He was sentenced in January 2004 to 20 years’ imprisonment. He complains that the criminal proceedings brought against him were unfair. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20091021-1/EN/ 26/10/2009 23:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case and Neulinger Shuruk v. Switzerland. The case concerns the return to Israel of a child who had been abducted by the mother with a view to settling in Switzerland. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20091007-1/EN/ 07/10/2009 22:00:00 In October 2009, the Court held hearings in the cases Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland and Taxquet v. Belgium http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=845232&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 30/09/2009 22:00:00 The Court held a hearing in the case of Carson and others v. United Kingdom. The case concerns the applicants’ complaint about the United Kingdom authorities’ refusal to up-rate their pensions in line with inflation. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090902-1/EN/ 23/09/2009 22:00:00 The Court held a hearing in the case Tanase v. Moldova. The case concerns the prohibition for Moldovans holding other citizenships to be elected to Parliament. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090916-1/EN/ 23/09/2009 22:00:00 The Court held a hearing in the case Mangouras v. Spain. The case concerns a complaint by the former captain of the Prestige about a decision to remand him in custody for causing marine pollution. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090923-1/EN/ 23/09/2009 22:00:00 In September 2009, the Court held hearings in cases Carson and others v. United Kingdom, Tanase v. Moldova and Mangouras v. Spain http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=853462&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 26/08/2009 22:00:00 On June 9 the Court held a hearing in three cases concerning Moldova and Russia. The applications cover three Romanian-schools located in "Moldavian Republic of Transdniestria" (MRT) and were introduced by a group of parents, children and teachers. http://192.168.50.227/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090609-1/EN/ 08/06/2009 22:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Sejdic and Finci v. Bosnia-Herzegovina. The applicants allege that Bosnian law prevents them from running for the Presidency and the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly because of their ethnic origins. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090603-1/EN/ 03/06/2009 22:00:00 On the 20 May 2009 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kononov v. Latvia. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090520-1/EN/ 27/05/2009 22:00:00 On the 26 May 2009 The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case Diaz Muñoz v. Spain. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090526-1/EN/ 27/05/2009 22:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Gillan and Quinton v. United Kingdom http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090512-1/EN/ 11/05/2009 22:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Medvedyev and others v. France. The applicants were crew-members of the Winner, a cargo vessel flying the flag of Cambodia. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090506-1/EN/ 06/05/2009 22:00:00 On March 18, 2009 the Court held a hearing in the case Gäfgen v. Germany. The applicant complains that he was subjected to torture when questioned by the police. He further submits that his right to a fair trial was violated notably by the use at his trial of evidence secured as a result of his confession obtained under duress. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090318-1/EN/ 19/03/2009 23:00:00 On Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 9:15am the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kart v. Turkey. The case concerned Mr Kart’s complaint that he could not defend his name in criminal proceedings against him because, as a member of parliament (MP), he was subject to parliamentary immunity. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090304-1/EN/ 11/03/2009 23:00:00 The Court held a Chamber hearing in the case Suljagic v. Bosnia-Herzegovina Tuesday, March 10, 2009. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090310-1/EN/ 11/03/2009 23:00:00 On Wednesday, February 11, 2009 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in cases Depalle v. France and Brosset-Triboulet and others v. France. In both cases the applicants occupy dwelling houses built on parcels of land falling within the category of maritime public land that they are no longer authorised to occupy and have been ordered to restore the site to its original state, in other words to demolish the houses. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090211-1/EN/ 11/02/2009 23:00:00 On Wednesday, January 7, 2009 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Scoppola v. Italy. Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), the applicant alleged that keeping him in prison constituted inhuman treatment. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20090107-1/EN/ 08/01/2009 23:00:00 On Wednesday, November 5, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Enea v. Italy. The case involves, in particular, the conditions of detention of the applicant and submission to a special prison regime. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/LatestwebcastEN.htm 30/11/2008 23:00:00 On Wednesday, November 19, 2008 the Court held a hearing in the case Varnava v.Turkey. The case concerns an application brought by 18 Cypriot nationals, nine of whom disappeared after being captured and detained during the Turkish military operations in northern Cyprus in July and August 1974. The other applicants (three of whom have since died and been replaced by their heirs) are or were relatives of the men who disappeared. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/LatestwebcastEN.htm 30/11/2008 23:00:00 On Wednesday, November 5, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Enea v. Italy. The case involves, in particular, the conditions of detention of the applicant and submission to a special prison regime. http://192.168.50.227/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/LatestwebcastEN.htm 19/11/2008 23:00:00 On Wednesday, November 19, 2008 the Court held a hearing in the case Varnava v. Turkey. The case concerns an application brought by 18 Cypriot nationals, nine of whom disappeared after being captured and detained during the Turkish military operations in northern Cyprus in July and August 1974. The other applicants (three of whom have since died and been replaced by their heirs) are or were relatives of the men who disappeared. http://192.168.50.227/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/LatestwebcastEN.htm 19/11/2008 23:00:00 On Wednesday, July 2, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Kozacioglu v. Turkey. In this case the applicant complained in particular of an infringement of his right to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080702-1/EN/ 02/07/2008 22:00:00 On Tuesday, July 1, 2008 the Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the case Mücke v. Germany. The case concerns the applicant’s continued placement in preventive detention for more than ten years, the maximum period authorised at the time of his placement, on the basis of an amendment to the Criminal Code which entered into force when he had already been held in preventive detention for more than six years. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080701-1/EN/ 01/07/2008 22:00:00 On Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 9 am the Court held a Chamber hearing on the merits in the case TV Vest AS & Rogaland Pensjonistparti v. Norway. The case concerns a fine imposed on TV Vest for showing adverts for the Pensioners Party without authorisation prior to the local and regional elections of 2003. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080626-1/EN/ 26/06/2008 22:00:00 On Wednesday, June 18, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Bykov v. Russia. The case concerns, in particular, Mr Bykov’s complaint that he was trapped by the police into incriminating himself. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080618-1/EN/ 21/06/2008 22:00:00 On Thursday, June 19, 2008 the Court held a hearing in the case of Association of citizens "Radko" and Paunkovski v. "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The case concerned the dissolution of the applicant association for being unconstitutional and for inciting national or religious hatred and intolerance. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080619-1/EN/ 21/06/2008 22:00:00 On Wednesday, June 11, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Gorou v. Greece (2). In this case, the applicant, a civil servant in the Greek Ministry of National Education filed a criminal complaint for perjury and defamation against her immediate superior. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080611-1/EN/ 10/06/2008 22:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of A. and others v. UK Wednesday, May 21, 2008 http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080521-1/EN/ 20/05/2008 22:00:00 The Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the case Medvedyev and others v. France Tuesday, May 13, 2008 http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080513-1/EN/ 14/05/2008 22:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Paladino v. Moldova Wednesday, May 14, 2008. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080514-1/EN/ 14/05/2008 22:00:00 The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Light v. France Wednesday, April 30, 2008 http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080430-1/EN/ 29/04/2008 22:00:00 The European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Šilih v. Slovenia Wednesday, April 2 at 9 am http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080402-1/EN/ 24/04/2008 22:00:00 The Court held a hearing in cases Turgut and Others v. Turkey and Köktepe v. Turkey Tuesday, April 22, 2008. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080422-1/EN/ 24/04/2008 22:00:00 On Wednesday, March 19 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Salduz v. Turkey. The applicant complained that he had been denied legal assistance while in police custody and that he had not had access to the written opinion of the Principal Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080319-1/EN/ 18/03/2008 23:00:00 On Thursday, February 28, 2008 the Court held a Chamber hearing in the case of S.H. and others v. Austria. The applicants complain about the prohibition of heterologous artificial procreation techniques for in vitro fertilisation, relying on Articles 8 and 14 (prohibition of discrimination). http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080228-1/EN/ 28/02/2008 23:00:00 The European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Maslov v. Austria Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9 am http://192.168.50.227/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080206-1/EN/ 26/02/2008 23:00:00 On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in S. and Michael Marper v. United Kingdom. The case concerns the decision to continue storing fingerprints and DNA samples taken from the applicants after unsuccessful criminal proceedings against them were closed. http://192.168.50.227/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080227-1/EN/ 26/02/2008 23:00:00 On Wednesday, January 16, 2008 the Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Beykara and Demir v. Turkey. The case concerns a finding by the Court of Cassation that Tüm Bel Sen had no separate legal personality and the consequent cancellation of a collective bargaining agreement it had entered into with Gaziantep Town Council. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080116-1/EN/ 18/01/2008 23:00:00 On Tuesday, January 15, 2008 the Court held a Chamber hearing on the admissibility and merits in the case Kart v. Turkey. The case concerned Mr Kart’s complaint that he could not defend his name in criminal proceedings against him because, as a member of parliament (MP), he was subject to parliamentary immunity. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080115-1/EN/ 15/01/2008 23:00:00 The Court held a public hearing on the admissibility and merits in the cases Tahery v. United Kingdom and Al-Khawaja v. United Kingdom. The cases concern the applicants’ complaint that their convictions were based to a decisive degree on statements from witnesses who could not be cross-examined in court and that they were therefore denied a fair trial. http://192.168.50.227/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20080108-1/EN/ 09/01/2008 23:00:00 The European Court of Human Rights held a Chamber hearing on the merits in the case Ecumenical Patriarchate (Fener Rum Patrikligi) v. Turkey. The case concerns a disputed property in respect of which the Turkish authorities annulled the applicant’s ownership rights. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20071127-1/EN/ 26/11/2007 23:00:00 On Wednesday, November 21, 2007 the European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Yumak and Sadak v. Turkey. The applicants complained that they had not been elected to Parliament in 2002 because of the electoral threshold of 10% imposed nationally. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20071121-1/EN/ 21/11/2007 23:00:00 The applicants complained of a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention on Human Rights in that they had been prevented by Slovenian law from withdrawing foreign currency which they had deposited with “the Ljubljana Bank – Zagreb Main Branch” before the dissolution of the SFRY. Mr Kovacic also complained that he had been a victim of discrimination in relation to the enjoyment of his property rights, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20071114-1/EN/ 15/11/2007 23:00:00 On the 18 October 2007 the Court held a Chamber Hearing in the case Tatar et Tatar v. Romania http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Press/Multimedia/Webcasts+of+public+hearings/webcastEN_media?&p_url=20071018-1/EN/ 29/10/2007 23:00:00