CASE OF MORICE v. FRANCE
Hearing: Morice v. France (no. 29369/10)  (Grand Chamber hearing, 2014-05-21 00:00:00)
Application no.: 29369/10
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2015-04-23 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2015:0423JUD002936910
Respondent state: FRA
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-1;10;10-1;10-2;41
Judges: Aleš Pejchal;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Ann Power-Forde;Dean Spielmann;Egidijus Kūris;Erik Møse;Ganna Yudkivska;George Nicolaou;Guido Raimondi;Ineta Ziemele;Johannes Silvis;Josep Casadevall;Julia Laffranque;Luis López Guerra;Mark Villiger;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Paul Lemmens;Zdravka Kalaydjieva;Ksenija Turković
Represented by: AUDHOUI C. ; TARDIF J.
Issue: Articles 23, 29 and 31 of the Freedom of the Press Act of 29 July 1881 ; Article 11, paragraph 3, of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Strasbourg case-law cited: A v. Finland (dec.), no 44998/98, 8 January 2004;Amihalachioaie v. Moldova, no 60115/00, ECHR 2004-III;André and Another v. France, no. 18603/03, § 42, 24 July 2008;Andrushko v. Russia, no 4260/04, § 53, 14 October 2010;Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 48876/08, § 100, ECHR 2013;Axel Springer AG v. Germany [GC], no 39954/08, § 90, ECHR 2012;Beyeler v. Italy (just satisfaction) [GC], no 33202/96, § 27, 28 May 2002;Bladet Tromsø and Stensaas v. Norway [GC], no 21980/93, § 62, ECHR 1999-III;Brasilier v. France, no 71343/01, 11 April 2006;Casado Coca v. Spain, 24 February 1994, § 46, Series A no 285-A;Castells v. Spain, 23 April 1992, § 46, Series A no 236;Castillo Algar v. Spain, 28 October 1998, § 45, Reports 1998-VIII;Chauvy and Others v. France, no 64915/01, § 78, ECHR 2004-VI;Coutant v. France (dec.), no 17155/03, 24 January 2008;Cumpănă and Mazăre v. Romania [GC], no 33348/96, § 114, ECHR 2004 XI;De Cubber v. Belgium, 26 October 1984, Series A no 86;De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, 24 February 1997, Reports 1997-I;Delcourt v. Belgium, 17 January 1970, § 25, Series A no 11;Di Giovanni v. Italy, no 51160/06, § 71, 9 July 2013;Dilipak and Karakaya v. Turkey, nos. 7942/05 and 24838/05, § 141, 4 March 2012;E.K. v. Turkey, no 28496/95, §§ 79-80, 7 February 2002;Feldek v. Slovakia, no 29032/95, § 86, ECHR 2001 VIII;Foglia v.  Switzerland, no 35865/04, 13 December 2007;Gouveia Gomes Fernandes and Freitas e Costa v. Portugal, no 1529/08, 29 March 2011;Guérin v. France, 29 July 1998, § 44, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 V;Handyside v. the United Kingdom, 7 December 1976, Series A no 24;Hasan Yazıcı v. Turkey, no 40877/07, § 54, 15 April 2014;Hauschildt v. Denmark, 24 May 1989, § 47, Series A no 154;Iatridis v. Greece [GC] (just satisfaction), no 31107/96, § 54, ECHR 2000-XI;Incal v. Turkey [GC], 9 June 1998, § 54, Reports 1998-IV;July and SARL Libération v. France, no 20893/03, § 74, ECHR 2008 (extracts);Karpetas v. Greece, no 6086/10, 30 October 2012;Kudeshkina v. Russia, no29492/05, § 86, 26 February 2009;Kurić and Others v. Slovenia (just satisfaction) [GC], no 26828/06, ECHR 2014;Kyprianou v. Cyprus [GC], no 73797/01, ECHR 2005-XIII;Lehideux and Isorni v. France, 23 September 1998, § 57, Reports 1998-VII;Lindon, Otchakovsky-Laurens and July v. France [GC], nos. 21279/02 and 36448/02, ECHR 2007 IV;Lingens v. Austria, 8 July 1986, Series A no 10;Louis v. France, no 44301/02, § 27, 14 November 2006;Micallef v. Malta [GC], no 17056/06, ECHR 2009;Mor v. France, no 28198/09, 15 December 2011;Nikula v. Finland, no 31611/96, ECHR 2002-II;Oberschlick v. Austria (no 1), 23 May 1991, § 63, Series A no 204;Oberschlick v. Austria (no 2), 1 July 1997, § 33, Reports 1997-IV;Omar v. France, 29 July 1998, § 41, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 V;Ormanni v. Italy, no 30278/04, § 73, 17 July 2007;Otegi Mondragon v. Spain, 15 March 2011, § 58, ECHR 2011;Öztürk v. Turkey [GC], 28 September 1999, § 66, Reports 1999-VI;Paturel v. France, no 54968/00, 22 December 2005;Prager and Oberschlick v. Austria, 26 April 1995, § 34, Series A no 313;Pullar v. the United Kingdom, 10 June 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-III;Roland Dumas v. France, no 34875/07, § 43, 15 July 2010;Schöpfer v. Switzerland, 20 May 1998, §§ 29-30, Reports 1998-III;Sialkowska v. Poland, no 8932/05, § 111, 22 March 2007;Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom, no 68416/01, § 95, Reports 2005-II;Steur v. the Netherlands, no. 39657/98, § 38, ECHR 2003-XI;Stoll v. Switzerland ([GC], no 69698/01, § 101, ECHR 2007-V;Sürek v. Turkey [no 1] [GC], no 26682/95, ECHR 1999-IV;Thoma v. Luxembourg, no 38432/97, § 57, ECHR 2001-III;Van der Mussele v. Belgium, 23 November 1983, Series A no 70;Veraart v. the Netherlands, no 10807/04, § 51, 30 November 2006;Worm v. Austria, 29 August 1997, § 40, Reports 1997-V
External sources: Charter of Core Principles of the European Legal Profession of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, 24 November 2006;Judgment of the International Court of Justice of 4 June 2008 in the case of Djibouti v. France
Conclusion: Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal);Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression);Pecuniary damage - award;Non-pecuniary damage - award
Separate opinion: TRUE