CASE OF MAGYAR HELSINKI BIZOTTSÁG v. HUNGARY
Hearing: Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary (no. 18030/11)  (Grand Chamber hearing, 2015-11-04 00:00:00)
Application no.: 18030/11
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2016-11-08 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2016:1108JUD001803011
Respondent state: HUN
Articles of the Convention: 8;8-1;10;10-1;10-2;35;35-3;41
Judges: Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Egidijus Kūris;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Jon Fridrik Kjølbro;Kristina Pardalos;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Luis López Guerra;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Nebojša Vučinić;Paul Mahoney;Robert Spano;Ksenija Turković
Represented by: FAZEKAS T.
Issue: Section 19 (4) of the Data Act
Strasbourg case-law cited: A. Loersch and Nouvelle Association du Courrier v. Switzerland, nos. 23868/94 and 23869/94, Commission decision of 24 February 1995, DR 80, p. 162;Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 35763/97, § 55, ECHR 2001 XI;Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v. Switzerland [GC], no. 5809/08, § 134, 21 June 2016;Amann v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27798/95, § 65, ECHR 2000-II;Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 48876/08, ECHR 2013 (extracts);Axel Springer AG v. Germany [GC], no. 39954/08, § 87, 7 February 2012;Bader v. Austria, no. 26633/95, Commission decision of 15 May 1996;Başkaya and Okçuoğlu v. Turkey [GC], nos. 23536/94 and 24408/94, §§ 61-67, ECHR 1999 IV;Bayatyan v. Armenia [GC], no. 23459/03, § 102 and §§ 108-10, ECHR 2011;Biao v. Denmark [GC], no. 38590/10, § 131, 24 May 2016;Bladet Tromsø and Stensaas v. Norway [GC], no. 21980/93, ECHR 1999 III;Bosphorus Hava Yolları Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v. Ireland [GC], no. 45036/98, § 150, ECHR 2005 VI;Chapman v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 27238/95, § 70, ECHR 2001 I;Chauvy and Others v. France, no. 64915/01, § 68, ECHR 2004 VI;Christine Goodwin v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 28957/95, ECHR 2002‑VI;Clavel v. Switzerland, no. 11854/85, Commission decision of 15 October 1987, DR 54, p. 153;Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v. France [GC], no. 40454/07, ECHR 2015 (extracts);Dammann v. Switzerland, no. 77551/01, § 52, 25 April 2006;De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, 24 February 1997, § 37, Reports 1997 I;Delfi AS v. Estonia [GC], no. 64569/09, § 133, ECHR 2015;Eccleston v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 42841/02, 18 May 2004;Fressoz and Roire v. France [GC], no. 29183/95, § 54, ECHR 1999 I;Gaskin v. the United Kingdom, 7 July 1989, Series A no. 160;Gillberg v. Sweden [GC], no. 41723/06, 3 April 2012;Glass v. the United Kingdom, no. 61827/00, § 75, ECHR 2004‑II;Golder v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1975, Series A no. 18;Goodwin v. the United Kingdom, 27 March 1996, § 39, Reports 1996 II;Gorzelik and Others v. Poland [GC], no. 44158/98, § 67, ECHR 2004 I;Grupo Interpres SA v. Spain, no. 32849/96, Commission decision of 7 April 1997, DR 89, p. 150;Guerra and Others v. Italy, 19 February 1998, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 I;Guseva v. Bulgaria, no. 6987/07, 17 February 2015;Hassan v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 29750/09, §§ 77 and 102, ECHR 2014;Hertel v. Switzerland, 25 August 1998, § 46, Reports 1998‑VI;Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, § 239, Series A no. 25;Johnston and Others v. Ireland, 18 December 1986, §§ 51 et seq., Series A no. 112;Jones v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 42639/04, 13 September 2005;Kenedi v. Hungary, no. 31475/05, 26 May 2009;Leander v  Sweden, 26 March 1987, Series A no. 116;Lindon, Otchakovsky-Laurens and July v. France [GC], nos. 21279/02 and 36448/02, § 48, ECHR 2007 IV;Lingens v. Austria, 8 July 1986, §§ 38 and 41, Series A no. 103;Lithgow and Others v. the United Kingdom, 8 July 1986, §§ 114 and 117, Series A no. 102;Loiseau v. France (dec.), no. 46809/99, ECHR 2003-XII (extracts);Lustig-Prean and Beckett v. the United Kingdom, nos. 31417/96 and 32377/96, § 82, 27 September 1999;M.S. v. Sweden, 27 August 1997, § 47, Reports 1997 IV;Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey [GC], nos. 46827/99 and 46951/99, ECHR 2005 I;Marckx v. Belgium, 13 June 1979, Series A no. 31;Mouvement raëlien suisse v. Switzerland [GC], no. 16354/06, § 48, ECHR 2012 (extracts);Niemietz v. Germany, 16 December 1992, § 29, Series A no. 251 B;Nurminen and Others v. Finland, no. 27881/95, Commission decision of 26 February 1997;Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom, 26 November 1991, § 59, Series A no. 216;Öneryıldız v. Turkey [GC], no. 48939/99, § 59, ECHR 2004‑XII;Opuz v. Turkey, no. 33401/02, § 184, ECHR 2009;Österreichische Vereinigung zur Erhaltung, Stärkung und Schaffung v. Austria, no. 39534/07, 28 November 2013;P.G. and J.H. v. the United Kingdom, no. 44787/98, § 57, ECHR 2001 IX;Peck v. the United Kingdom, no. 44647/98, § 62, ECHR 2003 I;Perinçek v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27510/08, §§ 227-28, ECHR 2015 (extracts);Pretty v. the United Kingdom, no. 2346/02, § 61, ECHR 2002‑III;Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, no. 25965/04, § 277, ECHR 2010 (extracts);Rekvényi v. Hungary [GC], no. 25390/94, § 35, ECHR 1999 III;Roche v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 32555/96, § 172, ECHR 2005 X;Roşiianu v. Romania, no. 27329/06, 24 June 2014;S. and Marper v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04, § 66, ECHR 2008;Saadi v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 13229/03, § 62, ECHR 2008;Scoppola v. Italy (no. 2) [GC], no. 10249/03, §§ 104 109, 17 September 2009;Sdruženi Jihočeské Matky v. the Czech Republic (dec.), no. 19101/03, 10 July 2006;Shapovalov v. Ukraine, no. 45835/05, 31 July 2012;Sigurður A. Sigurjónsson v. Iceland, 30 June 1993, § 35, Series A no. 264;Sinan Işık v. Turkey, no. 21924/05, §§ 42-53, ECHR 2010;Sîrbu and Others v. Moldova, nos. 73562/01, 73565/01, 73712/01, 73744/01, 73972/01 and 73973/01, §§ 17-19, 15 June 2004;Sixteen Austrian Communes and Some of Their Councillors v. Austria, nos. 5767/72 etc., Commission decision of 31 May 1974, Yearbook 1974, p. 338;Soering v. the United Kingdom, 7 July 1989, Series A no. 161;Stafford v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 46295/99, §§ 67-68, ECHR 2002-IV;Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom (dec.) [GC], nos. 65731/01 and 65900/01, §§ 47-48, ECHR 2005 X;Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom, no. 68416/01, ECHR 2005 II;Sürek v. Turkey (no. 1) [GC], no. 26682/95, § 61, ECHR 1999-IV;Társaság a Szabadságjogokért v. Hungary (no. 37374/05, § 14, April 2009;Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland [GC], no. 63235/00, ECHR 2007‑II;Von Hannover v. Germany (no. 2) [GC], nos. 40660/08 and 60641/08, § 106, ECHR 2012;Weber v. Germany (dec.), no. 70287/11, § 26, 6 January 2015;Witold Litwa v. Poland, no. 26629/95, §§ 57-59, ECHR 2000 III;X. v. Federal Republic of Germany, no. 8383/78, Commission decision of 3 October 1979, Decisions and Reports (DR) 17, p. 227;Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom, 13 August 1981, §§ 51-52, Series A no. 44;Youth Initiative for Human Rights v. Serbia, no. 48135/06, 25 June 2013;Z v. Finland, 25 February 1997, §§ 96-97, Reports 1997 I
External sources: Articles 31 to 33 of the Vienna Convention of 23 May 1969 on the Law of Treaties;Article 19 of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration;Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);Article 42 of the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights as well as Regulation (EC) No. 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001;Recommendation Rec (2002) 2 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe;Convention on Access to Official Documents of the Council of Europe;Declaration of Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa, adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in 2002;Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data of the Council of Europe of 28 January 1981
Conclusion: Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-3 - Ratione materiae);Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom to impart information;Freedom to receive information);Pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE