The offence of sexual violence is committed in the case of sudden embrace involving physical contact between the bodies, including the genitals, and lateral touching of the breasts - Offence of sexual violence and mitigating circumstances - Inability to counter

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

Sexual violence and the hypothesis of lesser seriousness – Psychophysical consequences suffered by the victim judged to be of such a magnitude that the act cannot be considered less serious

Any form of psycho-physical coercion capable of affecting the freedom of people’s self-determination is sufficient for the offence of sexual violence to be committed - Cultural differences are irrelevant in offences against fundamental human rights

The offence of sexual violence is committed in the case of a slap on the bottom - Sexual act capable of embodying sexual pleasure or arousing the stimulus thereof

Sexual violence criminal offence - Foreigner accused of a crime against the person or the family – Defendant’s cultural and religious differences are in no way justifications

Article 11 (right to freedom of assembly), Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), Article 14 (right not to be discriminated against) - Repeated refusals to authorise gay-pride parades

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

Equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security — Directive 79/7/EEC, Article 4, Prohibition of any discrimination on the ground of sex, Indirect discrimination — Part-time work, Calculation of retirement pension

Social policy, directive 2006/54/EC, equal treatment of men and women, access to employment and working conditions — Rejection of a candidate due to her pregnancy — Employee intervening in favour of that candidate, dismissal of that employee

Attempted act of same-sex indecency committed by a civil servant on male minors — Disciplinary sanction adopted in 1975, compulsory early retirement accompanied by a reduction in the pension entitlement — Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, effects of the application of Directive 2000/78/EC on the disciplinary sanction, calculation of the retirement pension paid

Less favourable treatment of part-time workers compared to full-time workers as regards their conditions of employment – National legislation fixing a maximum duration of fixed-term employment that is longer for part-time workers than for fulltime workers – Equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, concept of ‘indirect discrimination’ on grounds of sex 

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)

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

Articles 8, 13 and 14 - Absence of a procedure allowing intersex people to change their gender and name records according to their self-identification

Article 14 (+ Article 3) (Discrimination) - Conviction for minor offence and EUR 40 fine for violent homophobic attack, without investigating hate motives, and subsequent discontinuance of criminal proceedings on ne bis in idem grounds

A transgender woman, claimed discrimination after being asked to leave a club in Turkey due to her gender identity - No violation of Article 8 (right to private life) in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)

Article 8 (Respect for Private Life and Positive Obligations) - Unsuccessful attempt to change gender data in the birth register for over six years by a transgender person who had not yet undergone sex reassignment surgery

Article 11 (Freedom of association) Article 14 (Discrimination) - Refusal to register LGBT associations: violation - Refusal to register LGBT associations

Maternity allowance in the event of adoption or fostering - Maternity allowance to the adoptive father in the event of renunciation by the adoptive mother - Alleged infringement of the principles of equality, protection of the family, maternity and childhood