State Party to the Oviedo Convention, the first binding international instrument designed to preserve human dignity, rights and freedoms, through a series of principles and prohibitions against the misuse

1986, he was convicted, on the basis of a jury's majority verdict of 10 - 2, by a Crown Court of "being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition in force (under section 3(1) Misuse

  As regards the Deputy Chairman the proposed charge is misuse of public power and, as regards the President of the Court, negligent exercise of public power.

deprivation of property or an interference with the peaceful enjoyment of possessions, in particular by the retroactive enactment of legislation allegedly designed to deprive them of their rights, the misuse

On 20 April 1999 the public prosecutor decided not to bring charges against the applicant in respect of misuse of unemployment benefits.

  The applicant, along with two others, was charged on indictment with eight offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ("the 1971 Act") and with two charges of reset.

On appeal the applicant was acquitted of the offence of forgery and of a number of counts of misuse of public office. His sentence was reduced to six months on an appeal to the Court of Cassation.

  The Government submit that the 1997 Amendment Acts pursued a general interest of the first importance, viz. the control of firearms and the protection of the public from the misuse of firearms.

By doing so the applicant company had tried to misuse the institution of exemption from court fees.

à une exposition à l’amiante (paragraphe 21 ci-dessous), elle estima que compte tenu de la pluralité de personnes qui avaient été successivement en charge de l’application des mesures de sécurité ( misure

    Article 240 of the CC, which forms part of a chapter dedicated to “preventive orders against property” ( misure di sicurezza patrimoniali ), provides for a direct form of confiscation.

Flaws in the conduct of May 6 legislative elections included the misuse of government resources to support the ruling party, credible allegations of vote buying, deficiencies in the complaints and appeals

  The Government submit that the 1997 Amendment Acts pursued a general interest of the first importance, viz. the control of firearms and the protection of the public from the misuse of firearms.

That opened the door to possible arbitrariness, misuse of the legal remedy and abuse of process.

The prison authorities had already granted the applicant escorted short-term leave for other purposes without considering that he would flee or misuse such an opportunity.

For the Court, such a misuse of the power vested in the authorities cannot be characterised as a measure “prescribed by law”.

the Criminal Code, as far as relevant, provides as follows:        "Everyone ... who vis-a-vis a minor under his education,      training or supervision misuses

His initial arrest On 21 July 1998 criminal proceedings were instituted against the applicant on charges of misuse of firearms.

dissenting opinion pointed out that the appointment did not respect the principles of merit and ability, it failed to meet the requirements of the call for candidacies, and it amounted to a clear case of misuse

maintained that as Article 6 of the Anti-Terror Law prohibits in all circumstances the disclosure and dissemination of the identity of the officials appointed to fight terrorism, it enables officials to misuse