RTBF v. BELGIUM / ECHR

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Date	29/03/2011
AppNr	50084/06
Body	Court (Second Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	10; 10-1; 10-2; 35; 35-1; 41; 6; 6-1
Violated / NonViolated	6-110
Citations	6-1

Conclusions:

Non-pecuniary and pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Violation of Art. 10
Violation of Art. 6-1

Keywords:

(art. 10-1) freedom of expression
(art. 10-1) freedom to impart information
(art. 10-2) foreseeability
(art. 10-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 10-2) prescribed by law
(art. 10-2) safeguards against abuse
(art. 35-1) exhaustion of domestic remedies
(art. 6) civil proceedings
(art. 6-1) access to court

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Second Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	FRENCH
Application Number	50084/06
Importance Level	1
Represented by	ENGLEBERT J.
Respondent State	Belgium
Date of Judgment	29/03/2011
Conclusion	Violation of Art. 6-1 ; Violation of Art. 10 ; Non-pecuniary and pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Articles	6 ; 6-1 ; 10 ; 10-1 ; 10-2 ; 35 ; 35-1 ; 41
Separate Opinions	No
Strasbourg Case Law	Aerts v. Belgium, 30 July 1998, Reports 1998-V ; Aquilina c. Malta [GC], no 25642/94, § 39, ECHR 1999-III ; Association Ekin v. France, no 39288/98, § 58, 17 July 2001 ; Beleš and Others v. the Czech Republic, no 47273/99, § 69, ECHR 2002-IX ; Cantoni v. France, judgment of 15 November 1996, Reports 1996-V ; Chauvy and Others v. France du 29 June 2004, no 64915/01, §§ 43-45, ECHR 2004-VI ; Civet v. France [GC] du 28 September 1999, no 29340/95, ECHR 1999-VI ; Dalia v. France du 19 February 1998, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-I ; Dattel c. Luxembourg (No 2), no 18522/06, § 44, 30 July 2009 ; De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, 24 February 1997, Reports 1997-I ; Delcourt v. Belgium, 17 January 1970, §§ 25-26, Series A no 11 ; Edificaciones March Gallego S.A. v. Spain, 19 February 1998, § 34, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-I ; Editions Plon v. France, no 58148/00, ECHR 2004-IV ; García Manibardo v. Spain, no 38695/97, § 36, ECHR 2000-II ; Gautrin v. France du 20 May 1998, Reports 1998-III, § 38 ; Hachette Filipacchi and Associés v. France, no 71111/01, 2 February 2006 ; Hashman and Harrup c. the United Kingdom, [GC] no 25594/94, § 32, 25 November 1999, ECHR 1999-VIII ; Kempf and Others c. Luxembourg, no 17140/05, § 59, 24 April 2008 ; Khalfaoui c. France, no 34791/97, ECHR 1999-IX ; Leempoel and S.A. Editions Ciné Revue v. Belgium, no 64772/01, 9 November 2006 ; Lindon, Otchakovsky-Laurens and July v. France [GC], no 21279/02 and 36448/02, 22 October 2007, § 41 ; Markt intern Verlag GmbH and Klaus Beermann c. Germany, 20 November 1989, Series A no 165 ; Maurice and Others c. France (dec.), no 11810/03, 6 July 2004 ; Mentes and Others c. Turkey, judgment of 28 November 1997, Reports 1997-VIII, § 58 ; Micallef v. Malta [GC], no 17056/06, 15 October 2009 ; Mohr v. Luxembourg (dec.), no 29236/95, 20 April 1999 ; Ravon v. France, no 18497/03, 21 February 2008 ; Sotiris and Nikos Koutras ATTEE v. Greece, no 39442/98, § 19, ECHR 2000-XII ; Vernillo v. France du 20 February 1991, Series A no 198, § 27 ; Zvolský and Zvolská c. the Czech Republic, no 46129/99, § 55, ECHR 2002-IX
Keywords	"(Art. 10-1) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" "(Art. 10-1) FREEDOM TO IMPART INFORMATION" "(Art. 10-2) FORESEEABILITY" "(Art. 10-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 10-2) PRESCRIBED BY LAW" "(Art. 10-2) SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ABUSE" "(Art. 35-1) EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES" "(Art. 6) CIVIL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) ACCESS TO COURT"

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