issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 206 (2021)
01.07.2021
Judgments and decisions of 1 July 2021
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing seven judgments1 and
20 decisions2:
three Chamber judgments are summarised below;
a separate press release has been issued for one other Chamber judgment in the case of Association
BURESTOP 55 and Others v. France (applications nos. 56176/18, 56189/18, 56232/18, 56236/18,
56241/18, and 56247/18);
two separate press releases have also been issued for two decisions in the cases of Matijašić
v. Croatia (no. 38771/15) and El Kodwa Arafat v. France (no. 82189/17);
three Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been submitted to the Court,
The judgments summarised below are available only in English.
Lesław Wójcik v. Poland (application no. 66424/09)
The applicant, Lesław Wójcik, is a Polish national.
The case concerns conjugal visits for the applicant during his time in prison.
He relies on Articles 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and 12 (right to marry) of the
European Convention on Human Rights.
No violation of Article 8
Hájovský v. Slovakia (no. 7796/16)
The applicant, Miroslav Hájovský, is a Slovak national who was born in 1941 and lives in Bratislava.
The case concerns an article about the applicant and the use of his photo without his consent in a
popular national newspaper and the ensuing court case.
He mainly relies on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention.
Violation of Article 8
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: the finding of a violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction for the
non-pecuniary damage sustained by the applicant;
costs and expenses: 6,449 euros (EUR)
1
Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a judgment’s
delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of five
judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final
judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,
judgments delivered by a Committee are final.
Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.
Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution.
2
Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.
