45141, CSC, 17/09/2019
Court: Corte Suprema di Cassazione
 | 2019

The offence of stalking is committed if the victim is continuously harassed by means of messages and posts on social networks, as well as by means of bitterly offensive and threatening expressions - Harassment and insults by means of Facebook posts and the consequent destabilising effect on the victim's peace of mind and psychological balance

Andersena v. Latvia, ECtHR, 79441/17, 19/09/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

The husband initiated proceedings under the Hague Convention for the minor’s return to Norway and obtained an order from the Latvian courts - The applicant claimed this decision violated their right to family life and was made through a flawed procedure - Violation of Article 6 with respect to the right to adversarial proceedings and equality of arms

E.B. v. Romania, ECtHR,49089/10, 19/03/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

The applicant’s complaint that her accusations of rape had not been properly investigated and that she had been deprived of her procedural rights - A violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

Ebru Dinçer v. Turkey, ECtHR, 43347/09, 29/01/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and Article 11 (freedom of assembly) - the applicant alleged that she was subjected to excessive use of force by the police during her arrest at a peaceful demonstration - The protection of peaceful demonstrators from disproportionate state actions

Haddad v. Spain, ECtHR, 16572/17, 18/06/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

Pre-adoption foster placement of child despite father’s acquittal for domestic violence and his regained custody of the child’s elder brothers - Violation of Article 8

K.O. and V.M. v. Norway, ECtHR, 64808/16, 19/11/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

Article 8 (Respect for family life) - Long-term placement of applicants’ child in foster care and granting of limited contact rights - Authorities’ failure to consider possibility of family reunification in light of child’s best interests

Kosaitė-Čypienė and Others v. Lithuania, ECtHR, 69489/12, 04/06/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

The applicants complained that Lithuanian law dissuaded healthcare professionals from assisting in home births - No violation of Article 8

Dissenting / Concurring: Julia Laffranque

Mifsud v. Malta, ECtHR, 62257/15, 29/01/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

Order to provide genetic sample in context of paternity proceedings - No violation

Petithory Lanzmann v. France, ECtHR, 23038/19, 12/11/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

Refusal to allow a deceased man’s sperm to be exported at the request of a parent wishing to become a grandparent or continue the family line - inadmissible

Strand Lobben and Others v. Norway, ECtHR, 37283/13, 10/09/2019 [GC]
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

This case concerned the Norwegian authorities’ decision to remove a mother’s parental authority and let foster parents adopt her son - The applicants complained about the domestic authorities’ decision to remove the mother’s parental authority and let the child’s foster parents adopt him - Violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

Dissenting / Concurring: Jon Fridrik Kjølbro, Alena Poláčková, Pauliine Koskelo, Dag Bugge Nordén/Egidijus Kūris, Ranzoni, Yudkivska, Harutyunyan, Paczolay, Chanturia

V.D. and Others v. Russia, ECtHR, 72931/10, 09/04/2019
Court: European Court of Human Rights
 | 2019

Article 8 (Respect for family life) - Transfer of child back to biological parents after nine years in care of foster mother - Foster mother and children denied access to child following his transfer to biological parents after nine years in foster care