DELCOURT v. BELGIUM

1970-01-17 · European Court of Human Rights · Council of Europe

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2025-10-16FAJSTAVR v. THE CZECH REPUBLICEuropean Court of Human Rightsfollowed 2024-11-26SOUROULLAS KAY AND ZANNETTOS v. CYPRUSEuropean Court of Human Rights 2024-08-27W.R. v. THE NETHERLANDSEuropean Court of Human Rights 2023-07-06TULEYA v. POLANDEuropean Court of Human Rights 2021-06-01DENIS AND IRVINE v. BELGIUMEuropean Court of Human Rightsfollowed 2018-03-20RADOMILJA AND OTHERS v. CROATIAEuropean Court of Human Rights 2008-01-15MICALLEF v. MALTAEuropean Court of Human Rightsfollowed

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