H.W. v. France, ECtHR, 13805/21, 23/01/2025
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2025

Fault-based divorce attributed exclusively to the applicant for failure to fulfil 'marital duties' on the grounds that she had ceased to have sexual relations with her husband - Concept of 'marital duties' runs counter to sexual freedom, the right to bodily autonomy and the states' obligation to prevent and combat domestic and sexual violence - Violation of Article 8

L. and Others v. France, ECtHR, 46949/21, 24989/22 and 39759/22, 24/04/2025
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2025

Art 3 and Art 8 (substantive and procedural) Respondent State having failed to effectively apply a criminal system capable of punishing non-consensual sexual acts by minors - Art 14 (+ Art 3 and Art 8) “Secondary victimisation” of one of the minors due to her exposure by the national authorities to guilt-inducing, moralising remarks conveying sexist stereotypes

M.A. v. Iceland, ECtHR, 59813/19, 27/08/2025
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2025

Failure to conduct an effective investigation into applicant’s complaints of domestic violence - Delays and administrative confusion leading to the expiry of limitation periods - Art 14 (+ Art 3 and Art 8) - Alleged gender-based discrimination in handling of domestic violence cases

N.D. v. Switzerland, ECtHR, 56114/18, 03/04/2025
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2025

Art. 2 - Failure of the national authorities to fulfil their positive obligation to protect the applicant's life from violence by her partner - Acts qualified as violence against women - Lack of sufficient coordination between the various services and shortcomings in the applicable domestic law

Dissenting / Concurring: Von Werdt, Mourou-Vikstrom / Felici, Šimackova / Elosegui

N.T. v. Cyprus, ECtHR, 28150/22, 03/07/2025
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2025

Authorities’ failure in their central task of assessing the issue of non-consent - Art 14 (+ Art 3 and Art 8) - Methods used to assess the authenticity of the applicant’s consent deprived her of appropriate protection and exposed her to secondary victimisation

Dissenting / Concurring: Krenc

Oghlishvili v. Georgia, ECtHR, 7621/19, 04/07/2024
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2024

Violation of Article 2 (procedural) - Lack of effective investigation into the alleged suicide of the applicant’s daughter in a domestic violence context - Investigative authority’s non-compliance with requirement to display particular diligence and vigour when investigating a case involving violence against women could be read as sheer unwillingness to establish the truth