The Court’s assessment (a)     General principles 41.

La publication directe ou par voie de reproduction de cette allégation ou de cette imputation est punissable, même si elle est faite sous forme dubitative ou si elle vise une personne ou un corps non expressément

In particular, it noted that the applicant had not disputed the facts of the case.

The fact that it arises for consideration in the context of the proper implementation of the United Kingdom’s Convention obligation does not involve the creation of new principles.

THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 5.     The applicant was born in 1959 and lives in Vienna. 6.

de ceux pour lesquels elle a été accordée (règle dite du «   principe de spécialité   » – principio di specialità ).

visés ne constituaient pas des délits punissables sur le territoire national.

la preuve de la vérité des faits diffamatoires, ne saurait ensuite soutenir que les termes ou expressions incriminées ne seraient pas diffamatoires, faute de contenir l'imputation d'un fait précis susceptible

THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE A.     Criminal proceedings against the applicant 5.

    The facts of the case may be summarised as follows. 5 .     The applicant is the sole owner of Maksima, a company established in Azerbaijan in 1997. 6.

The finding that the applicant might abscond, re-offend or interfere with the investigation was not supported by facts. 20.

THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASES A.     Ms Tsvetkova (application no. 54381/08) 4.

    The applicant association was created in 2008 and its purpose is to contribute to the restoration and maintenance of the principles of Christian faith in society.

As a general principle, the national authorities are best placed to assess not just the facts but, more particularly, the credibility of witnesses since it is they who have had an opportunity to see, hear

THE FACTS 2.     The applicants, whose details are set out in the Appendix, were represented respectively by Ms D.S.

  It may be punishable with a fine or up to fifteen days’ detention. 12 .

Public opinion is, of course, in itself a fact and its origins are generally less important and less open to dispute ...

Should the defendant fail to appear before the court, he or she could be brought before it by the police. 30.

THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 5.     The applicant was born in 1967 and lives in Taganrog, Rostov Region. 6.

THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 5.     The applicant was born in 1949 and lives in Donji Miholjac. 6.