European Court of Human Rights (2014) Case of Cyprus v. Turkey (Application no. 25781/94). [Court Decision]
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Abstract or summary
The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) of 10 May 2001 deals with one of the few cases in which the applicant is the government of another State Party to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In this case, the Government of the Republic of Cyprus alleged that due to Turkey's military operations in 5 5 5 Northern Cyprus, and especially after the proclamation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983 ("the TRNC"), the Government of Turkey was to be considered responsible for continuing violations of several human rights. One of the violations arising out of the living conditions of Greek Cypriots in Northern Cyprus concerned freedom of expression and information, as protected by Article 10 of the Convention. More specifically, it was asserted that the TRNC authorities engaged in excessive censorship of school-books and restricted the importation and distribution of media, especially Greek-language newspapers and books whose content they disapproved. Referring to the Commission's report, the Court was of the opinion that there was not sufficient evidence that restrictions were imposed on the importation of newspapers, the distribution of books or on the reception of electronic media. The Court, on the other hand, found that during the period under consideration, a large number of school-books, no matter how innocuous their content, were unilaterally censored or rejected by the authorities. According to the Court, the respondent Government failed to provide any justification for this form of wide-ranging censorship which far exceeded the limits of confidence-building methods and amounted to a denial of the right to freedom of information. These measures of excessive censorship were considered by the Court to be a violation of Article 10 of the Convention.
| Item Type: | Court Decision |
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| Corporate Authors: | European Court of Human Rights |
| Title or reference: | Case of Cyprus v. Turkey (Application no. 25781/94) |
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| Translated abstract or summary: | Presuda Evropskog suda za ljudska prava (Veliko veće) od 10. maja 2001. godine bavi jednom od retkih slučajeva u kojima podnosilac je vlada druge države potpisnice Evropske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i osnovnih sloboda. U ovom slučaju, Vlada Republike Kipar tvrdio da zbog vojnih operacija u Turskoj u 5 5 5 severnom Kipru, a posebno nakon proglašenja Turske Republike Severni Kipar u 1983. ("TRSK"), Vlada Turske je da se smatra odgovornim za nastavak kršenja nekoliko ljudskih prava. Jedan od povreda koje proizilaze iz uslova života kiparskih Grka na sjevernom Kipru u pitanju sloboda izražavanja i informisanja, kao zaštićeno članom 10. Konvencije. Tačnije, ona je tvrdila da su vlasti TRSK bavi prekomerne cenzure školskih-knjiga i ograničiti uvoz i distribuciju medija, naročito grčko-jezičke novine i knjige čiji sadržaj su odobreni. Pozivajući se na izveštaj Komisije, Sud je bio mišljenja da nije bilo dovoljno dokaza da su nametnuta ograničenja na uvoz novina, distribuciju knjiga ili na recepciji elektronskih medija. Sud je, s druge strane, našao da je tokom posmatranog perioda, veliki broj školskih-knjiga, bez obzira koliko bezazleno njihov sadržaj, su jednostrano cenzurisana ili odbačena od strane vlasti. Prema mišljenju Suda, tužena Vlada nije pružila nikakvo opravdanje za ovaj oblik širokom cenzura koja daleko prevazilazi granice metoda za izgradnju poverenja i iznosio je uskraćivanja prava na slobodu informisanja. Ove mere preterane cenzure su smatrani od strane suda da bude kršenje člana 10 Konvencije. |
| Keywords: | Liria e Informimit = Freedom of Information |
| Subjects: | Ustavno & Administrativno pravo > LA06_Education & Culture Human Rights > LH3_Freedom of Speech |
| Date: | 12 May 2014 |
| Official URL: | http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.a... |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2015 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2015 13:58 |
| URI: | http://jus.igjk.rks-gov.net/id/eprint/176 |
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