CASE OF MEDŽLIS ISLAMSKE ZAJEDNICE BRČKO AND OTHERS v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Hearing: Medžlis Islamske zajednice Brčko and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (no. 17224/11) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2016-08-31 00:00:00)
Application no.: 17224/11
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2017-06-27 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2017:0627JUD001722411
Respondent state: BIH
Articles of the Convention: 8;8-2;10;10-1;10-2
Judges: András Sajó;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Egidijus Kūris;George Nicolaou;Guido Raimondi;Iulia Motoc;Jon Fridrik Kjølbro;Khanlar Hajiyev;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Ledi Bianku;Luis López Guerra;Mārtiņš Mits;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Nebojša Vučinić;Nona Tsotsoria;Päivi Hirvelä;Paul Mahoney;Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström;Vincent A. De Gaetano;Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer
Represented by: MULAHALILOVICH O.
Issue: Section 6 of the Defamation Act
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External sources: Code of Ethics and Conduct for NGOs, World Association of Non Governmental Organisations (WANGO), 2004
Conclusion: No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)
Separate opinion: TRUE