CJC Database

TRIIAL CASE

Hungary, Curia, Mfv.X.10.049/2021/16. (judicial appointment), supreme court, 2 June 2021

Deciding court: Curia (Supreme Court)

Topic: Independence

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TRIIAL CASE

Hungary, Curia, Pfv.IV.21.556/2019/22. (Roma compensation case), supreme, 2020

Deciding court: Curia (Supreme Court)

Topic: Independence

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TRIIAL CASE

Slovenia, Administrative Court, I U 1478/2016-19, ordinary, 30 August 2017, ECLI:SI:UPRS:2017:I.U.1478.2016.19

Deciding court: Administrative Court of Republic of Slovenia

Topic: Independence (removal of magistrates, legal remedies for individual judges against dismissal decisions), accountability (Councils of the judiciary)

National Follow Up Of (when relevant):

ECtHR jurisprudence: Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland (app. no. 632335/00, Grand Chamber, 19 April 2007) Oleksander Volkov v. Ukraine (app. no. 21722/11, 9 January 2013) Baka v. Hungary (app. no. 20261/12, Grand Chamber, 23 June 2016) G v. Finland (app. no. 33173/05, 27 January 2009) Harabin v. Slovakia (app. no. 58688/11, 20 November 2012) Olujić v. Croatia (app. no. 22330/05, 5 February 2005) Mitrinovski v. the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (app. no. 6899/12, 30 April 2015) Parlov-Tkalčič v. Croatia (app. no. 24810/06, 22 December 2009) Henryk Urban and Ryszard Urban v. Poland (app. no. 23614/0830 November 2010 Maktouf and Damjanović v. BiH (app. nos. 2312/08 and 34179/08, Grand Chamber, 18 July 2013) Paluda v. Slovakia, (app. no. 33392/12, 23 May 2017) Saghatelyan v. Armenia, (app. no. 7984/06, 20 October 2015) Poposki and Duma v. the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (app. nos. 69916/10 and 36531/11, 7 January 2016) Jakšovski and Trifunovski v. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (app nos. 5681/09 and 58738/09, 7 January 2016) Moiseyev v. Russia (app. no. 62936, 9 October 2008) Agrokompleks v. Ukraine (app. no.23465/03, 6 October 2011) Scordino v. Italy, (no.1) (app. no. 36813/97, 29 March 2006, Grand Chamber) Hirschhorn v. Romania (app. no. 29294/02, 26 July 2007) Hornsby v. Greece (app. no. 18357/91, 19 March 1997) Kyrtatos v. Greece (app. no. 41666/98, 22 May 2003) Immobiliare Saffi v. Italy (app. no. 22774/93, 28 July 1999) Matheus c. France (app. no. 62740/00, 31 March 2005) Sabin Popescu v. Romania (app. no. 48102/99, 2 March 2004)

TRIIAL CASE

Slovenia, Constitutional Court, Up-455/15, constitutional, 24 January 2019, ECLI:SI:USRS:2019:Up.455.15

Deciding court: Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Topic: Trust (limits in the dissatisfaction towards the judiciary, public confidence and authority of the judiciary) Freedom of expression of attorneys Impartiality (personal bias towards the party in the proceedings) Independence (professional ethics of the bar)

National Follow Up Of (when relevant):

ECtHR jurisprudence: Oberschlick v. Austria, [GC] app. no. 11662/85, 23 May 1991 Animal Defenders International v. The United Kingdom, [GC] app. no. 48876/08, 22 April 2013, para. 100. Uj v. Hunagary, app. no. 23954/10, 19 July 2011 Skałka v. Poland, app. no. 43425/98, 27 May 2003 Mamère v. France, app. no. 12697/03, 7 November 2006 Nikula v. Finland, app. no. 31611/96, 21 June 2002 Morice v. France, [GC] app. no. 29369/10, 23 April 2015 July and SARL Libération v. France, app. no. 20893/03, 14 February 2008 Kyprianou v. Cyprus, app. no. 73797/01, 15 December 2005 Čeferin v. Slovenia, app. no. 40975/08, 16 January 2018 Radobuljac v. Croatia, app. no. 51000/11, 28 June 2016

TRIIAL CASE

Slovenia, Constitutional Court, U-I-60/06, U-I-214/06, U-I-228/06, constitutional, 7 December 2006, ECLI:SI:USRS:2006:U.I.60.06

Deciding court: Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Topic: Independence (salaries of magistrates)

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TRIIAL CASE

Hungary, European Court of Human Rights, Miracle Europe Kft v. Hungary, no. 57774/13, Judgment of 12 January 2016

Deciding court: European Court of Human Rights

Topic: Independence and impartiality

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TRIIAL CASE

Hungary, Supreme Court, Pfv.IV.20.118/2016/ 6. (judicial secondment), supreme court, 12 May 2016

Deciding court: Curia (Supreme Court)

Topic: Independence and impartiality

National Follow Up Of (when relevant): No

ECtHR jurisprudence: Miracle Europe Kft v. Hungary application no. 57774/13, Judgment of 12 January 2016: http:// hudoc.echr.coe.int/ eng?i=001-159926

TRIIAL CASE

Hungary, Budapest Regional Court of Appeal, 2.Pf.20.516/2019/4. (judicial reputation) appellate, 2019

Deciding court: Budapest Regional Court of Appeal

Topic: Independence

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TRIIAL CASE

Slovenia, Constitutional Court, U-I-246/19-11, constitutional, 24 October 2019, ECLI:SI:USRS:2021:U.I.246.19; Constitutional Court, U-I-214/19-17, Up-1011/19-52, constitutional, 8 July 2021, ECLI:SI:USRS:2021:U.I.214.19

Deciding court: Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Topic: Accountability Independence (interference by the legislative branch), Rule of law (prevention of abuse of powers)

National Follow Up Of (when relevant):

ECtHR jurisprudence: Venice Commission Study no. 759/2014 of 25 March 2014: Amicus Curiae Brief in the case of Rywin v. Poland, paras. 6, 17, 31. Kövesi v. Romania, 5 May 2020

TRIIAL CASE

Slovenia, Supreme Court, U 7/2019-8, supreme, 16 December 2019, ECLI:SI:VSRS:2019:U.7.2019.8

Deciding court: Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Topic: Impartiality of the members of councils of judiciary Independence (promotion of magistrates - right to adversarial trial) Trust (judicial transparency) Rule of law (prohibition of arbitrariness, non discrimination and equality before the law)

National Follow Up Of (when relevant):

ECtHR jurisprudence: Steck-Risch and Others v. Liechtenstein, app. no. 63151/00, 19 May 2005 Olujić v. Croatia, app. no. 22330/05, 5 February 2009 Kyprianou v. Cyprus, app. no. 73797/01, 15 December 2005 Pescador v. Spain, app. no. 62453/00, 17 June 2003 Micaleff v. Malta, app. no. 17056/06 [GC], 15 October 2009 Mežnarić v Croatia, app. no. 71615/01, 15 July 2005 Colak and Tsakiridis v. Germany, app. nos. 77144/01 and 35493/05, 5 March 2009 Westlund v. Iceland, app. no. 42628/04, 6 December 2007 Gaspari v. Slovenia, app. no. 21055/03, 21 July 2009 Andrejeva v. Latvia, app. no. 55707/00, 18 February 2009 Fortum Corporation v. Finland, app. no. 32559/96, 15 July 2003