THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 5.

The fact that the applicant was charged with a serious offence was sufficient justification.

Having regard to the facts as submitted by the parties, the Court has not found any reason to conclude that the applicant did not have the benefit of a fair hearing guaranteed by Article 6 of the Convention

    Principal facts   The applicant, Aleksandr Ryabikin, is a Turkmen national of Russian ethnic origin who was born in 1953 in Ashkhabad (Turkmenistan).

  Summary of the facts   The case concerns an application brought by a Spanish national, Rafael Reina Muñoz, who was born in 1949 and lives in Madrid.

    The circumstances of the case The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties and as they appear from the documents, may be summarised as follows.

    The circumstances of the case The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.

  Principal facts   The applicant, Mr Angel Petkov Stanchev, is a Bulgarian national who was born in 1949 and lives in Pazardzhik (Bulgaria).

    Principal facts   The applicants, Mr R.L. and Mrs M.-J.D., are French nationals. Mr R.L. was born in 1950 and lives in Paris. Mrs M.-J.D. was born in 1959 and lives in La Varenne.

    The applicant invokes Article 14 of the Convention, concerning the fact that R.D. enjoys a more favourable position, notwithstanding the fact that he played the major role in the offence

  By ruling as it did, the Court of Appeal violated the principle that no act may be classified as a punishable offence unless the law makes prior provision to that effect."   11.

    The circumstances of the case The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows.

En l’espèce, le tribunal régional considéra qu’à la lumière des principes d’interprétation ( Auslegungsmethoden ) existant dans la RDA, les faits reprochés à M.

, a excédé sa saisine ; "alors, d'autre part, que sont seuls punissables les faits constitutifs d'une infraction à la date à laquelle ils ont été commis ; que, dès lors, l'arrêt attaqué ne pouvait,

    The Court reiterates that it flows from the notion of a fair trial that a person charged with a criminal offence should, as a general principle, be entitled to be present and participate

    has been the victim of an offence punishable by the courts, or 2.

THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 6.     The applicant was born in 1958 and lives in Moscow. 7.

such as the fact that he had a permanent address and his family situation.

X... a été poursuivi pour des faits de complicité alors que le fait principal s'est avéré non punissable, les faits pour lesquels les poursuites ont eu lieu pendant près de 10 ans relevant de qualifications