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Address of Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus on interference in independence of professional associations of lawyers in Belarus

02.02.2011 | Events

Council invites the Minister to guarantee full respect for the international standards envisaged in the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (1990), in particular regarding adequate access to lawyers and legal services, freedom of expression of lawyers, independence of professional associations of lawyers and impartiality of disciplinary proceedings

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European Court Finds Against Excessive Legal Fees in Libel and Privacy Cases

28.01.2011 | Events

The European Court of Human Rights ruled last week that excessive legal fees charged by claimants’ lawyers in libel and privacy cases violate freedom of expression. The judgment is expected to trigger revision of the current rules by the British government.

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Case of Aleksandr Yaremenko (no. 2)

01.09.2008 | Ongoing litigations

Exceeding of jurisdiction by the court // Right to remain silent // Right to a lawyer // Right to effectively participate in hearing

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Case of Viktor Shiyanov

01.12.2008 | Ongoing litigations

Lack of effective investigation into death

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Naydyon v. Ukraine

14.10.2010 | About the Center

No violation of Article 34: correspondence with the Court // Violation of Article 34: refusal to provide copies of documents for application

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Logvinenko v. Ukraine

14.10.2010 | About the Center

Violation of Article 3: lack of a comprehensive approach to the applicant’s medical supervision and treatment for tuberculosis and HIV // Violation of Article 13: lack remedies, which could have prevented the violations from occurring or continuing, or could have afforded the applicant appropriate redress

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Kornev and Karpenko v. Ukraine

21.10.2010 | About the Center

Violation of Art. 5 § 3: long period of bringing to judge // Violation Article 6 § 3(d): no opportunity to cross-examine the witness // Violation of Article 6 § and Article 6 § 1: inadequate time and facilities for the preparation of defence

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Petukhov v. Ukraine

21.10.2010 | About the Center

Violation of Article 3: lack of appropriate medical treatment // Violation of Article 13: lack of an effective remedy for the applicant’s complaints in respect of his treatment // Violation of Article 5 § 1: detention was not covered by any decisions // Violation of Article 5 § 3: detention without any relevant reasons // No violation of Articles 6 § 1 and 13: case was a complicated one

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Ichin and Others v. Ukraine

21.12.2010 | About the Center

Violation of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention: juvenile holding facility could not be considered a place for “educational supervision” // Not necessary to consider Article 5 § 4

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Leonid Lazarenko v. Ukraine

28.10.2010 | About the Center

Violation of Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 of the Convention: conviction based on confession given in breach of right to remain silent and right to defence

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