CASE OF PERİNÇEK v. SWITZERLAND
Hearing: Perinçek v. Switzerland (no. 27510/08) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2015-01-28 00:00:00)
Application no.: 27510/08
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2015-10-15 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2015:1015JUD002751008
Respondent state: CHE
Articles of the Convention: 10;10-1;10-2;16;41
Judges: Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Dean Spielmann;Egidijus Kūris;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Helena Jäderblom;Ján Šikuta;Johannes Silvis;Josep Casadevall;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Mark Villiger;Nebojša Vučinić;Nicolas Bratza;Päivi Hirvelä;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque;Peer Lorenzen;Stefan Trechsel;Vincent A. De Gaetano
Represented by: CENGIZ M.
Issue: Article 261 bis § 4 of the Criminal Code ; Article 264 of the Criminal Code ; Swiss Constitution of 1874 ; Articles 16 and 36 of the 1999 Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ; Section 106(2) of the Federal Court Act 2005 
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Switzerland, 22 May 1990, § 51, Series A no 177;Wemhoff v. Germany, 27 June 1968, p. 23, § 8, Series A no 7;Wingrove v. the United Kingdom, 25 November 1996, § 58, Reports 1996-V;Witold Litwa v. Poland, no 26629/95, ECHR 2000-III;Witzsch v. Germany (no 1) (dec.), no 41448/98, 20 April 1999;Witzsch v. Germany (no 2) (dec.), no 7485/03, 13 December 2005;Women On Waves and Others v. Portugal, no 31276/05, §§ 28-44, 3 February 2009;X. v. the Federal Republic of Germany, no 9235/81, decision of the Commission of 16 July 1982, Decisions and Reports (DR) 29, p. 194;Yıldırım v. Turkey (dec.), no 50693/10, §§ 43-44, 17 March 2015;Zana v. Turkey, 25 November 1997, §§ 57-60, Reports 1997 VII;Ždanoka v. Latvia [GC], no 58278/00, ECHR 2006-IV
External sources: Article 33 § 1 of the 1969 Vienna Convention;EU Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA;Article 4 of the 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD);Resolution 68 (30) of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe;Article 6 § 1 of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime;Articles II and III c) of the Convention on Genocide;Articles 19 § 3 and 20 § 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);Article 6 of the Rome Statute
Conclusion: Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE