CASE OF REGNER v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Hearing: Regner v. the Czech Republic (no. 35289/11) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2016-10-19 00:00:00)
Application no.: 35289/11
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2017-09-19 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2017:0919JUD003528911
Respondent state: CZE
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-1;34;35;35+6-1;35-3-a
Judges: Alena Poláčková;Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;André Potocki;Dean Spielmann;Egidijus Kūris;Erik Møse;Eva Brems;Ganna Yudkivska;Giovanni Bonello;Guido Raimondi;Helena Jäderblom;Khanlar Hajiyev;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Luis López Guerra;Mārtiņš Mits;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Robert Spano;Georges Ravarani;Pere Pastor Vilanova
Represented by: TROJAN L.
Issue: Section 133(3) of Law no. 412/2005 on the protection of classified information and suitability for security clearance (zákon o ochraně utajovaných informacích a o bezpečnostní způsobilosti) ; Civil Service Act (Law no. 234/2014)


Strasbourg case-law cited: Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 35763/97, § 48, ECHR 2001 XI;Al-Dulimi and Montana Management INC. v. Switzerland [GC], no 5809/08, § 97, ECHR 2016;Ankarcrona v. Sweden (dec.), no 35178/97, ECHR 2000 VI;Avotiņš v. Latvia [GC], no 17502/07, ECHR 2016;Baka v. Hungary [GC], no 20261/12, § 101, ECHR 2016;Bayer v. Germany, no 8453/04, § 38, 16 July 2009;Blečić v. Croatia [GC], no 59532/00, §§ 63-67, ECHR 2006-III;Boulois v. Luxembourg [GC], no 37575/04, ECHR 2012;Camps v. France (dec.), no 42401/98, 24 October 2000;Cudak v. Lithuania [GC], no 15869/02, § 57, ECHR 2010-III;Devenney v. the United Kingdom, no 24265/94, § 23, 19 March 2002;Dzhidzheva-Trendafilova v. Bulgaria (dec.), no 12628/09, § 50, 9 October 2012;Ellès and Others v. Switzerland, no 12573/06, § 16, 16 December 2010;Fayed v. the United Kingdom, 21 September 1994, § 65, Series A no 294 B;Fitt v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 29777/96, §§ 45-46 with further references, ECHR 2000 II;Helmut Blum v. Austria, no 33060/10, § 65, 5 April 2016;Houbal v. the Czech Republic, no 75375/01, § 70, 14 June 2005;Juričić v. Croatia, no 58222/09, §§ 54-58, 26 July 2011;Kök v. Turkey, no 1855/02, § 36, 19 October 2006;Masson and Van Zon v. the Netherlands, 28 September 1995, §§ 49-51, Series A no 327 A;Mats Jacobsson v. Sweden, 28 June 1990, § 32, Series A no 180 A;Miessen v. Belgium, no 31517/12, § 48, 18 October 2016;Miryana Petrova v. Bulgaria, no 57148/08, §§ 30-40, 21 July 2016;Nazsiz v. Turkey (dec.), no 22412/05, 26 May 2009;Obermeier v. Austria, 28 June 1990, § 69, Series A no 179;Ohneberg v. Austria, no 10781/08, § 24, 18 September 2012;Olujić v. Croatia, no 22330/05, §§ 33-34, 5 February 2009;Paroisse gréco-catholique de Lupeni and Others v. Romania [GC], no 76943/11, § 71, ECHR 2016 (extracts);Pocius v. Lithuania, no 35601/04, §§ 38-46, 6 July 2010;Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein v. Germany [GC], no 42527/98, § 44, ECHR 2001 VIII;Pudas v. Sweden, 27 October 1987, § 34, Series A noo 125 A;Roche v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 32555/96, §§ 119-120, ECHR 2005 X;Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC], no 9154/10, § 107, ECHR 2015;Smagilov v. Russia (dec.), no 24324/05, § 54, 13 November 2014;Ternovskis v. Latvia, no 33637/02, 29 April 2014;Tinnelly & Sons Ltd and Others and McElduff and Others v. the United Kingdom, 10 July 1998, § 72, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 IV;Tsanova-Gecheva v. Bulgaria, no 43800/12, §§ 84-85, 15 September 2015;Užukauskas v. Lithuania, no 16965/04, §§ 34-39, 6 July 2010;Van Marle and Others v. the Netherlands, 26 June 1986, § 35 Series A no 101;Veeber v. Estonia (no 1), no 37571/97, § 70, 7 November 2002;Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland [GC], no 63235/00, § 62, ECHR 2007-II;Vučković and Others v. Serbia (preliminary objection) [GC], nos. 17153/11 and Others, 25 March 2014;Wolff Metternich v. the Netherlands (dec.), no 45908/99, 18 May 1999
Conclusion: Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 34 - Victim);Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-3-a - Ratione materiae);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Adversarial trial;Equality of arms)
Separate opinion: TRUE