The Court recalled in this respect that the standard of proof for establishing the well-foundedness of a criminal charge by a competent authority could hardly be compared to that which ought to be observed

accusation and the numerous and repeated changes in its cause, and in view of the lengthy period which had elapsed between the committal for trial and the trial (more than three and a half years) compared

Finally, the applicant alleges under Articles 13 and 14 of the Convention taken together with Article 6 that the different judicial procedure applied in the State Security Courts compared to the one in

(b)     Differential treatment of the applicant compared with pupils who graduated from upper secondary school in the years before him, or in subsequent years, because of the introduction, several

In the examination of the applicant’s claim, the domestic courts did not specifically address the prospective nature of her allegations that in the future she would receive a lower pension on account of

After it compared the applicant’s actions with those of actors playing roles of members of organised crime, it stated that the local public transport service attached to the local Town Council had made

Firstly, the case of a person convicted in absentia could not be compared to that of an accused who has had the benefit of adversarial proceedings.

He also invoked Article 14 of the Convention in conjunction with Article 8, claiming that he was discriminated against compared to asylum seekers and foreign nationals seeking access to Italian citizenship

effective remedy in the Çakmak case; and also the complaint relating to the discriminatory treatment of the applicants due to the difference between the interest rates applicable to state debts as compared

As to the reference to the Holocaust, the Court could not agree with the domestic courts’ interpretation that the applicant had compared the doctors and their professional activities to the Nazi regime

The European Court considered that the amount of compensation determined by the domestic courts was unreasonably low when compared to the value of the property (violation of Article 1 of Protocol No.

The lawfulness of the founder’s wishes in terms of the law in force at the relevant period could not in itself guarantee any primacy or immunity when compared with current standards of public order and

. – S.P. could be compared to a public figure on account of a combination of factors: namely, his high position in the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus, the fact that he had aspired to become the next

  The victims' claims did not therefore become a matter of public law, as was, for instance, evidenced by the fact that such claims are being dealt with by the ordinary civil courts.

    As regards non-pecuniary damage, the Court notes that the applicant, who was represented by a lawyer, did not submit any claim under that head within the time allowed.

    The Government considered the applicant’s claim excessive, unfounded and unsubstantiated. [1] 39.

    As to the claims in respect of costs and expenses, the Court reiterates that an applicant is entitled to their reimbursement only in so far as it has been shown that these have been actually

He claims that statistically the rate of parole is far less for foreign prisoners, but that there is no justification in law for such a practice.

It further held that the applicant could bring such a claim before the civil courts.