CASE OF NAVALNYY v. RUSSIA
Hearing: Navalnyy v. Russia (nos. 29580/12, 36847/12, 11252/13, 12317/13 and 43746/14) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2018-01-24 00:00:00)
Application no.: 43746/14
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2018-11-15 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:1115JUD002958012
Respondent state: RUS
Articles of the Convention: 5;5-1;6;6-1;11;11-1;11-2;18;18+11-1;18+5-1;35;35-1;41;46;46-2
Judges: Alena Poláčková;Aleš Pejchal;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Armen Harutyunyan;Branko Lubarda;Dmitry Dedov;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Helena Jäderblom;Ledi Bianku;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Luis López Guerra;Pauliine Koskelo;Robert Spano;Georges Ravarani;Pere Pastor Vilanova
Represented by: MIKHAYLOVA O. ; TEREKHOV K. ; MARALYAN A. ; MOSKALENKO K.
Issue: Sections 2, 5, 7 and 16 of the Federal Law no. 54-FZ of 19 June 2004 on Gatherings, Meetings, Demonstrations, Processions and Pickets, (“ the Public Events Act” ) ; Articles 19 § 3 and 20 § 2 of the Code of Administrative Offences ; Law no. 65-FZ of 8 June 2012 amending the Code of Administrative Offences 
Strasbourg case-law cited: Alekseyev v. Russia, nos. 4916/07, 25924/08 and 14599/09, 21 October 2010;Barankevich v. Russia, no. 10519/03, § 28, 26 July 2007;Berladir and Others v. Russia, no. 34202/06, § 39, 10 July 2012;Blečić v. Croatia [GC], no. 59532/00, § 65, ECHR 2006 III;Blokhin v. Russia [GC], no. 47152/06, ECHR 2016;Broniowski v. Poland [GC], no. 31443/96, § 192, ECHR 2004-V;Bukta and Others v. Hungary, no. 25691/04, § 37, ECHR 2007 III;Buzadji v. the Republic of Moldova [GC], no. 23755/07, ECHR 2016 (extracts);Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, § 158, ECHR 2014;Ceylan v. Turkey [GC], no. 23556/94, § 34, ECHR 1999 IV;Cumpǎnǎ and Mazǎre v. Romania [GC], no. 33348/96, ECHR 2004 XI;Demicoli v. Malta, 27 August 1991, §§ 31-34, Series A no. 210;Engel and Others v. the Netherlands, 8 June 1976, §§ 82 83, Series A no. 22;Ezeh and Connors v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 39665/98 and 40086/98, ECHR 2003 X;Ezelin v. France, 26 April 1991, Series A no. 202;Fáber v. Hungary, no. 40721/08, § 47, 24 July 2012;Fábián v. Hungary [GC], no. 78117/13, § 90, ECHR 2017 (extracts);Gorzelik and Others v. Poland [GC], no. 44158/98, § 90, ECHR 2004 I;Hasan and Chaush v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 30985/96, § 84, ECHR 2000 XI;Jussila v. Finland [GC], no. 73053/01, ECHR 2006 XIV;K. and T. v. Finland [GC], no. 25702/94, ECHR 2001-VII;Karácsony and Others v. Hungary [GC], nos. 42461/13 and 44357/13, ECHR 2016 (extracts);Kasparov and Others v. Russia (no. 2), no. 51988/07, 13 December 2016;Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no. 37553/05, ECHR 2015;Lashmankin and Others v. Russia, nos. 57818/09 and 14 others, §§ 216-312, 7 February 2017;Leyla Şahin v. Turkey [GC], no. 44774/98, ECHR 2005 XI;Maestri v. Italy [GC], no. 39748/98, § 30, ECHR 2004 I;Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary [GC], no. 18030/11, § 163, ECHR 2016;Makhmudov v. Russia, no. 35082/04, 26 July 2007;Malofeyeva v. Russia, no. 36673/04, 30 May 2013;Menesheva v. Russia, no. 59261/00, §§ 95-98, ECHR 2006 III;Merabishvili v. Georgia [GC], no. 72508/13, 28 November 2017;Mikhaylova v. Russia, no. 46998/08, §§ 57-69, 19 November 2015;Mouvement raëlien suisse v. Switzerland [GC], no. 16354/06, § 61, ECHR 2012 (extracts);Navalnyy and Ofitserov v. Russia, nos. 46632/13 and 28671/14, § 119, 23 February 2016;Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no. 76204/11, §§ 43-44, 4 December 2014;Navalnyye v. Russia, no. 101/15, §§ 83-84, 17 October 2017;Nemtsov v. Russia, no. 1774/11, 31 July 2014;Öztürk v. Germany, 21 February 1984, § 50, Series A no. 73;Perinçek v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27510/08, ECHR 2015;Pine Valley Developments Ltd and Others v. Ireland, 29 November 1991, § 45, Series A no. 222;Primov and Others v. Russia, no. 17391/06, 12 June 2014;Radomilja and Others v. Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, ECHR 2018;Roman Zakharov v. Russia [GC], no. 47143/06, § 232, ECHR 2015;Samüt Karabulut v. Turkey, no. 16999/04, § 35, 27 January 2009;Scozzari and Giunta v. Italy [GC], nos. 39221/98 and 41963/98, § 249, ECHR 2000 VIII;Sergey Kuznetsov v. Russia, no. 10877/04, 23 October 2008;Simeonovi v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 21980/04, ECHR 2017 (extracts);Stanev v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 36760/06, §§ 254-55, ECHR 2012;Stankov and the United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden v. Bulgaria, nos. 29221/95 and 29225/95, § 85, ECHR 2001 IX;Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom (dec.) [GC], nos. 65731/01 and 65900/01, § 48, ECHR 2005 X;Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia [GC], nos. 32541/08 and 43441/08, § 79, ECHR 2014 (extracts);Taranenko v. Russia, no. 19554/05, § 65, 15 May 2014;Young, James and Webster v. the United Kingdom, 13 August 1981, § 63, Series A no. 44;Ždanoka v. Latvia [GC], no. 58278/00, § 98, ECHR 2006 IV
External sources: Decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the execution of the judgement in Lashmankin and Others v. Russian Federation (Application No. 57818/09), adopted on 7 June 2018 at its 1318th meeting, CM/Del/Dec(2018)1318/H46-21;Follow-up Memorandum of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on Freedom of Assembly in the Russian Federation, dated 5 September 2017
Conclusion: Preliminary objections dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Six-month period;Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing);Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly);Violation of Article 18+5-1 - Limitation on use of restrictions on rights (Article 18 - Restrictions for unauthorised purposes) (Article 5 - Right to liberty and security;Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention);Violation of Article 18+11-1 - Limitation on use of restrictions on rights (Article 18 - Restrictions for unauthorised purposes) (Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association;Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly);Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46-2 - General measures)
Separate opinion: TRUE