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‘Abduction of Europa’ (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Amsterdam - 1632 - fragment)

donderdag 12 december 2013

This week in Strasbourg - A roundup of the European Court of Human Rights' case law - week 50



NON-DISCLOSURE OF POLICE SOURCES - Article 6 (right to a fair hearing) of the European Convention on Human Rights - In the case of Donohoe v. Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights held that  the non-disclosure of police sources did not make the trial of a member of the IRA unfair. The case concerned the fairness of Mr Donohoe’s trial and conviction before the Special Criminal Court (‘SCC’) in Ireland for being a member of the IRA. His conviction was based, among other things, on evidence given by a Chief Superintendent of the Irish police, who testified that it was his belief that Mr Donohoe was a member of the IRA.When asked to identify the sources of his belief, the Chief Superintendent claimed privilege stating that disclosure would endanger lives and State security. The SCC directed the Chief Superintendent to produce all relevant documentary sources which formed the basis of his belief and it reviewed those files in order to be satisfied as to the reliability of his belief.  Neither the prosecution nor the defence had access to that confidential material. Mr Donohoe complained that the non-disclosure had made his trial unfair as it seriously restricted his defence rights.

vrijdag 6 december 2013

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." - 65th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 2013)



Eleanor Roosevelt, a driving force behind the Declaration 

On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), calling upon all member states to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories." 


donderdag 5 december 2013

This week in Strasbourg - A roundup of the European Court of Human Rights' case law - week 49


 

ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES - In the case of Vilnes and Others v. Norway the European Court of Human Rights held that Norwegian authorities failed to provide deep sea divers with essential information about risks associated with their employers’ use of rapid decompression tables. The case concerned former complaints by divers that they are disabled as a result of diving in the North Sea for oil companies during the pioneer period of oil exploration (from 1965 to 1990). 

maandag 2 december 2013

Nieuwsbrief Rechtspraak Europa no. 12 - december 2013 (European Courts' newsletter in Dutch)

Klik hier voor onze nieuwsbrief met een overzicht van de rechtspraak van de afgelopen maand van het Europese Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens in Straatsburg en het Hof van justitie van de Europese Unie in Luxemburg