CASE OF BEUZE v. BELGIUM
Hearing: Beuze v. Belgium (no. 71409/10) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2017-12-20 00:00:00)
Application no.: 71409/10
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2018-11-09 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:1109JUD007140910
Respondent state: BEL
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-1;6-3;6-3-c;41
Judges: Angelika Nußberger;Egidijus Kūris;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helena Jäderblom;Jon Fridrik Kjølbro;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Nebojša Vučinić;Paul Lemmens;Robert Spano;Síofra O'Leary;Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström;Georges Ravarani;Ksenija Turković
Represented by: PACI D.
Strasbourg case-law cited: A.T. v. Luxembourg, no 30460/13, 9 April 2015;Adamkiewicz v. Poland, no 54729/00, §§ 84-87, 2 March 2010;Al Khawaja and Tahery v. Royaume Uni [GC], nos. 26766/05 and 22228/06, §§ 118, and 152-165, ECHR 2011;Blokhin v. Russia [GC], no 47152/06, 23 March 2016;Boz v. Turkey, no 2039/04, § 35, 9 February 2010;Brusco v. France, no 1466/07, § 54, 14 October 2010;Bykov v. Russia [GC], no 4378/02, §§ 94-105, 10 March 2009;Çarkçı v. Turkey (no 2), no 28451/08, §§ 43-46, 14 October 2014;Castellino v. Belgium, no 504/08, §§ 45-47, 25 July 2013;Correia de Matos v. Portugal [GC], no 56402/13, 4 April 2018;Dayanan v. Turkey, no 7377/03, § 33, 13 October 2009;Dvorski v. Croatia [GC], no 25703/11, ECHR 2015;Erkapić v. Croatia, no 51198/08, § 80, 25 April 2013;Galip Doğru v. Turkey, no 36001/06, § 84, 28 April 2015;Hovanesian v. Bulgaria, no 31814/03, § 34, 21 December 2010;Ibrahim and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 50541/08 and 3 others, 13 September 2016;John Murray v. the United Kingdom, 8 February 1996, § 66, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-I;Karadağ v. Turkey, no 12976/05, § 47, 29 June 2010;Lanz v. Austria, no 24430/94, § 50, 31 January 2002;Laska and Lika v. Albania, nos. 12315/04 and 17605/04, § 67, 20 April 2010;Lhermitte v. Belgium [GC], no 34238/09, 29 November 2016;M v. the Netherlands, no 2156/10, §§ 82-85, 25 July 2017 (extracts);Mađer v. Croatia, no 56185/07, §§ 151 and 153, 21 June 2011;Moiseyev v. Russia, no 62936/00, §§ 217-218, 9 October 2008;Moreira Ferreira v. Portugal (no 2) [GC], no 19867/12, §§ 94 and 99, 11 July 2017 (extracts);Navone and Others v. Monaco, nos. 62880/11 and 2 others, §§ 73 74, 24 October 2013;Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no 46221/99, §§ 131-135, ECHR 2005 IV;Rybacki v. Poland, no 52479/99, § 56, 13 January 2009;Sakhnovskiy v. Russia [GC], no 21272/03, §§ 95-97, 2 November 2010;Salduz v. Turkey [GC], no 36391/02, ECHR-2008;Sapan v. Turkey, no 17252/09, § 21, 20 September 2011;Savaş v. Turkey, no 9762/03, § 67, 8 December 2009;Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC], no 9154/10, ECHR 2015;Schmid-Laffer v. Switzerland, no 41269/08, § 37, 16 June 2015;Šebalj v. Croatia, no 4429/09, §§ 256-257, 28 June 2011;Simeonovi v. Bulgaria [GC], no 21980/04, § 128, 12 May 2017 (extracts);Simons v. Belgium, (dec.), no 71407/10, § 30, 28 August 2012;Taxquet v. Belgium [GC], no 926/05, ECHR 2010;Taxquet v. Belgium, no 926/05, §§ 25-31, 13 January 2009
Conclusion: Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Article 6-3 - Rights of defence;Article 6-3-c - Defence through legal assistance);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE