International Criminal Court Receives EU Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament has awarded its 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court and its officials.
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Swiss Detention Proceedings Violated Reasonable-Time Guarantee
The European Court of Human Rights found an Article 6 violation in a Swiss prisoner’s challenge concerning detention conditions.
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San Marino Facebook Conviction Breached Fair Trial and Speech Rights
The European Court of Human Rights found violations arising from Ingrid Casali’s conviction over a Facebook post about a politician.
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Armenian Appeal Judges Failed Impartiality Test
The European Court of Human Rights found Armenia violated the fair-trial guarantee when two challenged appeal judges remained on a civil case.
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European Court Rejects Romanian Judges’ Enforcement Claims
The European Court of Human Rights declared claims over Romania’s staggered payment of judicial salary awards manifestly ill-founded.
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European Court Rejects Berlusconi Impartiality Complaint
The European Court of Human Rights found no breach of the fair-trial guarantee in the Italian tax-fraud proceedings against Silvio Berlusconi.
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European Rights Court Addresses Absent Lawyers’ Disciplinary Defence
A nonbinding opinion for Luxembourg distinguishes attendance requirements from a disciplinary system that leaves an absent lawyer without an effective defence.
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EU Leaders Seek Protection for ICC Service Providers
The summit asked the Commission to mitigate US sanctions’ effect on companies serving the court; it did not itself enact a protective law.
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ECHR Ends Slovenian Roads Advisory Case After Settlement
The Grand Chamber said possible usefulness in future cases could not replace a live underlying dispute.
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ECHR Recognises Ukrainian Detention Remedy but Awards Compensation
Domestic damages claims must generally be tried first, but inadequate awards left the applicants entitled to redress.
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