Fundamental Rights Cases – the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg

Abstract

This review intends to present some of the most important decisions adopted by the European Court of Human Rights in the period of 1 February to 15 March 2017, in respect of Hungary and other countries. As regards the judgments rendered against Hungary, one of them concerned the application of the September 2015 rules designed to halt the mass influx of migrants and, in particular, certain aspects of the accelerated border zone immigration proceedings. The other one was related to the overhaul of the system of disability allowances in 2012. In so far as cases against other countries are concerned, their subject matter covered, respectively, the obligation to provide written reasons for court judgments, the deprivation of citizenship for terrorist-related activities, the forcible removal of journalists from the press gallery of Parliament, the arrest and prosecution of parents petitioning for a right for their children to receive education in Kurdish and the imposition of special supervision measure on account of alleged dangerousness.