Download This PaperThe Recent ECtHR Judgment Kövesi v. Romania: Reactions of Romanian Authorities and Implications Regarding the Rule of Law
Strasbourg Observers, 16.06.2020
4 Pages Posted: 22 Mar 2022
Date Written: January 8, 2022
Abstract
In the recent judgment in the case Kövesi v. Romania (application no. 3594/19) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) and Article 10 (right to freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding the former anti-corruption directorate chief prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi, now the first European Public Prosecutor.
Keywords: Judiciary, magistracy, prosecutors, constitutionality, right to freedom of expression
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Calin, Dragos, The Recent ECtHR Judgment Kövesi v. Romania: Reactions of Romanian Authorities and Implications Regarding the Rule of Law (January 8, 2022). Strasbourg Observers, 16.06.2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4003862
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