CEDH · PRESS;GCREFERRALS;ENG — 11 décembre 2003

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The three following cases were accepted for referral by a panel of five judges:   Cumpănă and Mazăre v. Romania (application no. 33348/96). The case concerns two Romanian journalists sentenced to prison and temporarily barred from carrying on their occupation for publishing an article adjudged insulting and libellous. In a judgment of 10   June 2003 (see press release no. 305) the Court held that there had been no violation of Article 10 of the Convention (freedom of expression). The case was referred to the Grand Chamber at the applicants’ request.   Pedersen and Baadsgaard v. Denmark (no. 49017/99). The case concerns two Danish journalists convicted of criminal libel for questioning the integrity of a police inspector during a television programme on a murder trial. In a judgment of 19 June 2003 (see press release no. 328) the Court held that there had been no violation of Articles 6 § 1 (right to trial within a reasonable time) or 10 (freedom of expression) of the Convention. The case was referred to the Grand Chamber at the applicants’ request.   Edwards and Lewis v. the United Kingdom (nos. 39647/98 and 40461/98). The case concerns two British nationals who were arrested and convicted after police surveillance and infiltration operations. They submitted that they had been incited to commit offences by agents provocateurs and alleged that the failure to disclose evidence gathered by the infiltrated police officers had infringed their right to a fair trial, guaranteed by Article   6   §   1 of the Convention. In a judgment of 22 July 2003 (see press release no. 402) the Court held that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (right to a fair trial). The case was referred to the Grand Chamber at the Government’s request.     ***       Further information about the Court can be found on its Internet site ( http://www.echr.coe.int ).   Registry of the European Court of Human Rights F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex Press contacts:   Roderick Liddell (telephone: +00 33 (0)3 88 41 24 92)   Emma Hellyer (telephone: +00 33 (0)3 90 21 42 15)   Stéphanie Klein (telephone: +00 33 (0)3 88 41 21 54) Fax: +00 33 (0)3 88 41 27 91   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Since 1 November 1998 it has sat as a full-time Court composed of an equal number of judges to that of the States party to the Convention. The Court examines the admissibility and merits of applications submitted to it. It sits in Chambers of 7 judges or, in exceptional cases, as a Grand Chamber of 17 judges. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe supervises the execution of the Court’s judgments. More detailed information about the Court and its activities can be found on its Internet site. [1] Under Article 43 of the European Convention on Human Rights, within three months from the date of a Chamber judgment, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be referred to the 17 ‑ member Grand Chamber of the Court. In that event, a panel of five judges considers whether the case raises a serious question affecting the interpretation or application of the Convention or its protocols, or a serious issue of general importance, in which case the Grand Chamber will deliver a final judgment. If no such question or issue arises, the panel will reject the request, at which point the judgment becomes final. Otherwise Chamber judgments become final on the expiry of the three-month period or earlier if the parties declare that they do not intend to make a request to refer.