Perinçek v. Switzerland

E654106

case of the European Court of Human Rights freedom of expression case human rights case landmark judgment

Perinçek v. Switzerland is a landmark European Court of Human Rights case concerning freedom of expression in relation to the denial of the Armenian genocide.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	case of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ freedom of expression case ⓘ human rights case ⓘ landmark judgment ⓘ
applicant	Doğu Perinçek NERFINISHED ⓘ
articleInvoked	Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 17 of the European Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
chamber	Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfApplicant	Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
court	European Court of Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfLaw	European human rights law ⓘ criminal law and speech regulation ⓘ freedom of expression law ⓘ international human rights law ⓘ
finding	no abuse of rights under Article 17 of the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ no need to examine Article 14 separately ⓘ violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
holding	Switzerland violated the applicant’s right to freedom of expression ⓘ
impact	cited in later freedom of expression jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ influenced debates on memory laws in Council of Europe states ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalIssue	denial of the Armenian genocide ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ historical debate and public interest ⓘ limits of hate speech laws ⓘ margin of appreciation ⓘ protection of the reputation and rights of others ⓘ
partyTypeOfApplicant	individual ⓘ
partyTypeOfRespondent	state ⓘ
principle	distinction between Holocaust denial and other genocide denials ⓘ enhanced protection for political speech ⓘ importance of open debate on matters of history ⓘ narrow interpretation of restrictions on speech ⓘ
ratioDecidendi	Swiss authorities did not show a pressing social need for the interference ⓘ criminal conviction was not necessary in a democratic society ⓘ statements did not amount to a call for hatred or intolerance ⓘ statements were on a matter of public interest ⓘ
region	Council of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
respondentState	Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	compatibility of genocide denial laws with Article 10 ECHR ⓘ criminal conviction for publicly denying the Armenian genocide ⓘ
topic	Armenian genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ Holocaust denial comparison ⓘ genocide denial ⓘ historical memory laws ⓘ

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Doğu Perinçek → notableCourtCase → Perinçek v. Switzerland ⓘ