I incorrectly predicted that there's no violation of human rights in DROUSIOTIS v. CYPRUS.

Information

  • Judgment date: 2011-07-19
  • Communication date: 2019-11-25
  • Application number(s): 42315/15
  • Country:   CYP
  • Relevant ECHR article(s): 6, 6-1, 10, 10-1, 14
  • Conclusion:
    Violation of Art. 6-1
    Violation of Art. 13+6-1
  • Result: Violation
    • SEE FINAL JUDGMENT

JURI Prediction

  • Probability: 0.589714
  • Prediction: No violation

  • Inconsistent


Legend

 In line with the court's judgment
 In opposition to the court's judgment
Darker color: higher probability
: In line with the court's judgment  
: In opposition to the court's judgment

Communication text used for prediction

The application concerns civil defamation proceedings instituted against the applicant, a journalist, and the publisher of the newspaper “Politis”, for an article published on 10 March 2005.
The article concerned S.P, the then Deputy Attorney-General and in particular, the extension of S.P’s mandate.
The Nicosia District Court found that the article was defamatory and rejected the defences of fair comment and conditional/qualified privilege invoked by the applicant.
Both the applicant and the publisher were ordered to pay damages, jointly and/or severally, in the amount of 25,000 euros.
These findings were upheld on appeal on 6 March 2015 by the Supreme Court.
The applicant complains that the domestic courts’ judgments holding him liable for defamation constituted a disproportionate interference with his right of freedom of expression under Article 10 of the Convention.

Judgment