CASE OF BÉDAT v. SWITZERLAND
Hearing: Bédat v. Switzerland (no. 56925/08) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2015-05-13 00:00:00)
Application no.: 56925/08
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2016-03-29 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2016:0329JUD005692508
Respondent state: CHE
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-1;6-2;8;8-1;10;10-1;10-2
Judges: Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;Dean Spielmann;Egidijus Kūris;Elisabeth Steiner;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Josep Casadevall;Julia Laffranque;Khanlar Hajiyev;Kristina Pardalos;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Luis López Guerra;Mark Villiger;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Nebojša Vučinić;Päivi Hirvelä;Paul Lemmens;Paul Mahoney;Robert Spano;Vincent A. De Gaetano
Represented by: PONCET C. ; HOFFMANN D.
Issue: Article 293 of the Swiss Criminal Code ; Code of Criminal Procedure of the Canton of Vaud
Strasbourg case-law cited: Ageyevy v. Russia, no. 7075/10, §§ 224-225, 18 April 2013;Armonienė v. Lithuania, no. 36919/02, § 36, 25 November 2008;Axel Springer AG v. Germany [GC], no. 39954/08, ECHR 2012;Bladet Tromsø and Stensaas v. Norway [GC], no. 21980/93, § 62, ECHR 1999 III;Campos Dâmaso v. Portugal, no. 17107/05, 24 April 2008;Castells v. Spain, 23 April 1992, § 46, Series A no. 236;Chauvy and Others v. France, no. 64915/01, § 70, ECHR 2004 VI;Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v. France [GC], no. 40454/07, § 91, 10 November 2015;Craxi v. Italy (no. 2), no. 25337/94, § 73, 17 July 2003;De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, 24 February 1997, § 37, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-I;Dupuis and Others v. France, no. 1914/02, § 24, 7 June 2007;E.K. v. Turkey, no. 28496/95, §§ 79-80, 7 February 2002;Egeland and Hanseid v. Norway, no. 34438/04, § 62, 16 April 2009;Flinkkilä and Others v. Finland, no. 25576/04, § 75, 6 April 2010;Fressoz and Roire v. France [GC], no. 29183/95, ECHR 1999 I;Gouveia Gomes Fernandes and Freitas e Costa v. Portugal, no. 1529/08, § 47, 29 March 2011;Hachette Filipacchi Associés (ICI PARIS) v. France, no. 12268/03, 23 July 2009;Haldimann and Others v. Switzerland, no. 21830/09, §§ 54 and 55, ECHR 2015;Handyside v. the United Kingdom, 7 December 1976, Series A no. 24;Incal v. Turkey, 9 June 1998, § 54, Reports of Judgements and Decisions 1998-IV;Laranjeira Marques da Silva v. Portugal, no. 16983/06, § 51, 19 January 2010;Leempoel & S.A. ED. Ciné Revue v. Belgium, no. 64772/01, § 72, 9 November 2006;Lehideux and Isorni v. France, 23 September 1998, § 57, Reports of Judgements and Decisions 1998-VII;Lindon, Otchakovsky-Laurens and July v. France [GC], nos. 21279/02 and 36448/02, § 46, ECHR 2007-IV;MGN Limited v. the United Kingdom, no. 39401/04, 18 January 2011;Morice v. France ([GC], no. 29369/10, 23 April 2015;Mosley v. the United Kingdom, no. 48009/08, 10 May 2011;Ormanni v. Italy, no. 30278/04, § 59, 17 July 2007;Otegi Mondragon v. Spain, no. 2034/07, 15 March 2011, § 58, ECHR 2011;Öztürk v. Turkey [GC], no. 22479/93, 28 September 1999, § 66, ECHR 1999-VI;Palomo Sánchez and Others v. Spain [GC], nos. 28955/06, 28957/06, 28959/06 and 28964/06, ECHR 2011;Paturel v. France, no. 54968/00, § 42, 22 December 2005;Pentikäinen v. Finland [GC], no. 11882/10, § 87, ECHR 2015;Perna v. Italy [GC], no. 48898/99, § 39, ECHR 2003 V;Pinto Coelho v. Portugal, no. 28439/08, § 33, 28 June 2011;Polanco Torres and Movilla Polanco v. Spain, no. 34147/06 § 40, 21 September 2010;Prager and Oberschlick v. Austria, 26 April 1995, § 38, Series A no. 313;Reklos and Davourlis v. Greece, no. 1234/05, § 35, 15 January 2009;Roland Dumas v. France, no. 34875/07, § 43, 15 July 2010;S. and Marper v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04, § 66, ECHR 2008;Saaristo and Others v. Finland, no. 184/06, § 61, 12 October 2010;Schüssel v. Austria (dec.), no. 42409/98, 21 February 2002;Société Prisma Presse v. France (dec.), nos. 66910/01 and 71612/01, 1 July 2003;Söderman v. Sweden [GC], no. 5786/08, § 78, ECHR 2013;Stoll v. Switzerland [GC], no. 69698/01, ECHR 2007-V;Sürek v. Turkey (no. 1) [GC], no. 26682/95, § 61, ECHR 1999-IV;Thoma v. Luxembourg, no. 38432/97, ECHR 2001-III;Timciuc v. Romania (dec.), no. 28999/03, § 144, 12 October 2010;Tourancheau and July v. France, no. 53886/00, 24 November 2005;Von Hannover v. Germany, no. 59320/00, ECHR 2004 VI;Von Hannover v. Germany (no. 2) [GC], nos. 40660/08 and 60641/08, ECHR 2012;Worm v. Austria, 29 August 1997, § 50, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997 V;X and Y v. the Netherlands, 26 March 1985, § 23, Series A no. 91
Conclusion: No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom to impart information;Freedom to receive information)
Separate opinion: TRUE