VEREIN GEGEN TIERFABRIKEN SCHWEIZ (VGT) v. SWITZERLAND View

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Date	04/10/2007
AppNr	32772/02
Body	Court (Fifth Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits)
Articles	10-1; 10-2; 29-3; 35-1; 35-3; 46-2; 6-1
Violated / NonViolated	10
Citations	355-16-17-181011131446P1-3358111314

Conclusions:

Art. 10 applicable
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies)
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (ratione materiae)
Remainder inadmissible
Violation of Art. 10

Keywords:

(art. 10) freedom of expression -{general}
(art. 10-2) interference
(art. 10-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 10-2) protection of the rights of others
(art. 35-1) exhaustion of domestic remedies
(art. 35-3) ratione materiae
(art. 46-2) execution of judgment
(art. 46-2) reopening of proceedings
(art. 6-1) civil rights and obligations
margin of appreciation

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Fifth Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits)
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH
Application Number	32772/02
Importance Level	1
Represented by	REMPFLER R. W.
Respondent State	Switzerland
Date of Judgment	04/10/2007
Applicability	Article 6-1 inapplicable ; Article 10 applicable
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies) ; Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (ratione materiae) ; Remainder inadmissible ; Art. 10 applicable ; Violation of Art. 10
Articles	6-1 , 10-1 , 10-2 , 29-3 , 35-1 , 35-3 , 46-2
Separate Opinions	Yes
Strasbourg Case Law	Ankerl v. Switzerland, judgment of 23 October 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-V, p. 1565, § 34 ; Artico v. Italy, judgment of 13 May 1980, Series A no. 37, p. 16, § 33 ; Assanidzé v. Georgia [GC], no. 71503/01, § 198, ECHR 2004-II ; Atik v. Germany (dec.), no. 67500/01, 13 May 2004 ; Barberà, Messegué and Jabardo v. Spain (article 50), judgment of 13 June 1994, Series A no. 285-C, p. 56, § 15 ; Bianchi v. Switzerland, no. 7548/04, § 84, 22 June 2006 ; Broniowski v. Poland [GC], no. 31443/96, § 192, ECHR 2004-V ; Chammas v. Switzerland, no. 35438/97, decision of the Commission du 30 May 1997, unreportede ; Delcourt v. Belgium, judgment of 17 January 1970, Series A no. 11, pp. 13-15, §§ 25 and suiv. ; Ferrazzini v. Italy [GC], no. 44759/98, §§ 18 and suiv., ECHR 2001-VII ; Fischer v. Austria (dec.), no. 27569/02, ECHR 2003-VI ; Giuseppina and Orestina Procaccini v. Italy [GC], no. 65075/01, § 123, 29 March 2006 ; Hertel v. Switzerland (dec.), no. 53440/99, § 46, ECHR 2002-I ; Huber v. Switzerland, no. 12794/87, decision of the Commission du 9 July 1988, Decisions and Reports (DR) 57, p. 259 ; Ilascu and Others v. Moldova and Russia [GC], no. 48787/99, § 487, ECHR 2004-VII ; Jamal-Aldin v. Switzerland, no. 19959/92, decision of the Commission du 23 May 1996, unreportede ; Jersild v. Denmark, judgment of 23 September 1994, Series A no. 298, pp. 23-24, § 31 ; Krcmar and Others v. the Czech Republic (dec.), no. 69190/01, 30 March 2004 ; Leterme v. France, 29 April 1998, Reports 1998-III ; Lyons and Others v. the United Kingdom, (dec.), no. 15227/03, p. 431, ECHR 2003-IX ; Marckx v. Belgium, judgment of 13 June 1979, Series A no. 31, p. 25, § 58 ; Mehemi v. France (no 2), no. 53470/99, § 43, ECHR 2003-IV ; Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no. 46221/99, § 210, ECHR 2005-IV ; Pailot v. France, 22 April 1998, Reports 1998-II, p. 802, § 57 ; Papamichalopoulos and Others v. Greece (ancien article 50), judgment of 31 October 1995, Series A no. 330-B, pp. 58 and suiv., § 34 ; Pelladoah v. the Netherlands, judgment of 20 September 1994, Series A no. 297-B, p. 36, § 44 ; Piersack v. Belgium (ancien article 50), judgment of 26 October 1984, Series A no. 85, p. 16, § 12 ; Pisano v. Italy (striking out) [GC], no. 36732/97, § 43, 24 October 2002 ; Rando v. Italy, no. 38498/97, § 17, 15 February 2000 ; Sablon v. Belgium, no. 36445/97, § 86, 10 April 2001 ; Saïdi v. France, judgment of 20 September 1993, Series A no. 261-C, p. 57, § 47 ; Scozzari and Giunta v. Italy [GC], nos 39221/98 and 41963/98, § 249, ECHR 2000-VIII ; Sejdovic v. Italy [GC], no. 56581/00, §§ 119, 126 and 127, ECHR 2006 ; Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom, no. 68416/01, § 87, ECHR 2005-II ; Thaler v. Austria (dec.), no. 58141/00, 15 September 2003 ; Vgt Verein gegen Tierfabriken v. Switzerland, no. 24699/94, ECHR 2001-VI, § 67 and § 75 ; Voggenreiter v. Germany (dec.), no. 47169/99, 28 November 2002
Keywords	"(Art. 10) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION -{GENERAL}" "(Art. 10-2) INTERFERENCE" "(Art. 10-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 10-2) PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS" "(Art. 35-1) EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES" "(Art. 35-3) RATIONE MATERIAE" "(Art. 46-2) EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT" "(Art. 46-2) REOPENING OF PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) CIVIL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS" "MARGIN OF APPRECIATION"

Application Documents 1

VEREIN GEGEN TIERFABRIKEN SCHWEIZ (VgT) v. SWITZERLAND (No. 2)

10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)

30/06/2009

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