CUMPANA AND MAZARE v. ROMANIA / ECHR

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Date	17/12/2004
AppNr	33348/96
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	10; 10-2; 41; 43
Violated / NonViolated	10
Citations	10

Conclusions:

Costs and expenses - claim dismissed
Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
Violation of Art. 10

Keywords:

(art. 10-1) freedom of expression
(art. 10-2) interference
(art. 10-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 10-2) protection of the reputation of others
(art. 10-2) protection of the rights of others

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2004-XI
Language	ENGLISH ; FRENCH
Application Number	33348/96
Importance Level	1
Represented by	MOCANU-CARAIANI M.
Respondent State	Romania
Date of Introduction	23/08/1996
Date of Judgment	17/12/2004
Conclusion	Violation of Art. 10 ; Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed ; Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient ; Costs and expenses - claim dismissed
Articles	10 ; 10-2 ; 41 ; 43
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Criminal Code, Articles 64, 71, 115(1), 205 and 206
Strasbourg Case Law	Association Ekin v. France, no. 39288/98, § 56, ECHR 2001-VIII ; ;Azinas v. Cyprus [GC], no. 56679/00, § 32, ECHR 2004-III ; ;Bladet Tromsø and Stensaas v. Norway [GC], no. 21980/93, § 59 and § 68, ECHR 1999-III ; ;Ceylan v. Turkey [GC], no. 23556/94, § 37, ECHR 1999-IV ; ;Chauvy and Others v. France, no. 64915/01, § 70, ECHR 2004-VI ; ;Colombani and Others v. France, no. 51279/99, § 55 and § 65, ECHR 2002-V ; ;De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium précité; ;De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, judgment of 24 February 1997, Reports 1997-I, pp. 233-234, § 37, and p. 235, § 42 ; ;Elci and Others v. Turkey, nos 23145/93 and 25091/94, § 714, 13 November 2003 ; ;Feridun Yazar v. Turkey, no. 42713/98, § 27, 23 September 2004 ; ;Fressoz and Roire v. France [GC], no. 29183/95, § 45, ECHR 1999-I ; ;Goodwin v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 27 March 1996, Reports 1996 II, p. 500, § 39 ; ;Harlanova v. Latvia, no. 57313/00 (dec.), 3 April 2003 ; ;Ireland v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 18 January 1978, Series A no. 25, p. 63, § 157 ; ;Jersild v. Denmark, judgment of 23 September 1994, Series A no. 298, pp. 25-26, § 35 ; ;Jerusalem v. Austria, no. 26958/95, § 43, ECHR 2001-II ; ;K. and T. v. Finland [GC], no. 25702/94, §§ 140-141, ECHR 2001-VII ; ;Karner v. Austria, no. 40016/98, § 28, ECHR 2003-IX ; ;Lešník v. Slovakia, no. 35640/97, § 57 and §§ 63-64 in fine, ECHR 2003-IV ; ;McVicar v. the United Kingdom, no. 46311/99, §§ 83 86, ECHR 2002-III ; ;News Verlags GmbH & CoKG v. Austria, no. 31457/96, § 52, ECHR 2000-I ; ;Nikula v. Finland, no. 31611/96, § 54, ECHR 2002-II ; ;Perna v. Italy [GC], no. 48898/99, §§ 23-24 and § 39, ECHR 2003-V ; ;Radio France and Others v. France, no. 53984/00, § 37, ECHR 2004-II- ; ;Roemen and Schmit v. Luxembourg, no. 51772/99, § 57, ECHR 2003-IV ; ;Sabou and Pircalab v. Romania, no. 46572/99, § 48, 28 September 2004 ; ;Skaka v. Poland, no. 43425/98, §§ 41-42, judgment of 27 May 2003 ; ;Stubbings and Others v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 22 October 1996, Reports 1996-IV, p. 1507, § 61-62 ; ;Sürek and Özdemir v. Turkey [GC], nos 23927/94 and 24277/94, § 63, 8 July 1999 ; ;Tammer v. Estonia, no. 41205/98, § 69, ECHR 2001-I ; ;Thoma v. Luxembourg, no. 38432/97, § 45, ECHR 2001-III ; ;Vides Aizsardzbas Klubs v. Latvia, no. 57829/00, § 44 and § 56, 27 May 2004 ; ;Von Hannover v. Germany, no. 59320/00, § 57, ECHR 2004-VI ; ;Wille v. Liechtenstein [GC], no. 28396/95, § 50, ECHR 1999-VII ; ;Zana v. Turkey du 25 November 1997, Reports of judgments and decisions 1997-VII,pp. 2547-2548, § 51 ;
External Sources	Parliamentary Assembly Resolution no. 1123 of 24 April 1997 on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Romania
Keywords	"(Art. 10-1) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" "(Art. 10-2) INTERFERENCE" "(Art. 10-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 10-2) PROTECTION OF THE REPUTATION OF OTHERS" "(Art. 10-2) PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS"

Application Documents 2

	127 CUMPANA AND MAZARE v. ROMANIA 10 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits)	10/06/2003
	4 CUMPANA et MAZARE contre la ROUMANIE Court (Second Section) Decision	10/09/2002

References 46

	38 SABOU AND PIRCALAB v. ROMANIA 10, 8, 13 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/09/2004
	10 FERIDUN YAZAR AND OTHERS v. TURKEY 10, 6-1 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	23/09/2004
	64 CHAUVY AND OTHERS v. FRANCE 10 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits)	29/06/2004
	52 VON HANNOVER v. GERMANY 8 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits)	24/06/2004
	22 VIDES AIZSARDZIBAS KLUBS v. LATVIA 10 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/05/2004
	45 ELCI AND OTHERS v. TURKEY 3, 5-1, 8, 34 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	13/11/2003
	79 RADIO FRANCE AND OTHERS v. FRANCE Court (Second Section) Decision	23/09/2003
	80 KARNER v. AUSTRIA 8, 14 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	24/07/2003
	37 VON HANNOVER contre l'ALLEMAGNE Court (Third Section) Decision	08/07/2003
	49 SKALKA v. POLAND 10 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/05/2003
	83 PERNA v. ITALY 6-1, 6-3-d, 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	06/05/2003
	19 HARLANOVA contre la LETTONIE Court (First Section) Decision (Final)	03/04/2003
	18 LESNIK v. SLOVAKIA 10 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits)	11/03/2003
	12 ROEMEN AND SCHMIT v. LUXEMBOURG 10, 8 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/02/2003
	46 COLOMBANI AND OTHERS v. FRANCE 10 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/06/2002
	37 McVICAR v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-1 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits)	07/05/2002
	44 CHAUVY et AUTRES contre la FRANCE Court (Second Section) Decision (Partial)	07/05/2002
	29 NIKULA v. FINLAND 10 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/03/2002
	15 ROEMEN et SCHMIT contre le LUXEMBOURG Court (Fourth Section) Decision	12/03/2002
	27 PERNA v. ITALY 10, 6-3-d, 6-1, 10 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/07/2001
	36 EKIN ASSOCIATION v. FRANCE 10, 6-1 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	17/07/2001
	56 AZINAS v. CYPRUS Court (Third Section) Decision (Final)	19/06/2001
	40 THOMA v. LUXEMBOURG 10 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	29/03/2001
	113 JERUSALEM v. AUSTRIA 10 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/02/2001
	23 TAMMER v. ESTONIA 10 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits)	06/02/2001
	52 NIKULA v. FINLAND Court (Fourth Section) Decision	30/11/2000
	37 THOMA contre le LUXEMBOURG Court (Second Section) Decision	25/05/2000
	126 K. AND T. v. FINLAND 8, 13 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/04/2000
	102 ZANA contre la TURQUIE Court (First Section) Decision	15/02/2000
	33 ASSOCIATION EKIN contre la FRANCE Court (Third Section) Decision	18/01/2000
	71 NEWS VERLAGS GmbH & Co. KG v. AUSTRIA 10 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	11/01/2000
	207 NILSEN AND JOHNSEN v. NORWAY 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/11/1999
	28 WILLE v. LIECHTENSTEIN 10, 13 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/10/1999
	45 TAMMER v. ESTONIA Court (First Section) Decision	19/10/1999
	34 DI MAURO v. ITALY 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/07/1999
	172 CEYLAN v. TURKEY 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	08/07/1999
	32 SÜREK AND ÖZDEMIR v. TURKEY 10, 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	08/07/1999
	183 BLADET TROMSO AND STENSAAS v. NORWAY 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	20/05/1999
	374 FRESSOZ AND ROIRE v. FRANCE 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/01/1999
	76 ZANA v. TURKEY 6-1, 6-3-c, 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/11/1997
	162 DE HAES AND GIJSELS v. BELGIUM 10, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	24/02/1997
	121 STUBBINGS AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-1, 8, 14 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	22/10/1996
	94 GOODWIN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/03/1996
	507 STRAN GREEK REFINERIES AND STRATIS ANDREADIS v. GREECE 6-1, P1-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	09/12/1994
	172 JERSILD v. DENMARK 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	23/09/1994
	924 IRELAND v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 3, 5, 14 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	18/01/1978

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