Cumpănă and Mazăre v. Romania
Quick answer In Cumpănă and Mazăre v. Romania (Application no. 33348/96, Grand Chamber judgment…
Article: Article 10 — Freedom of Expression
This section collects the leading European Court of Human Rights judgments on Article 10 of the Convention, which guarantees freedom of expression, including the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas. Each case below summarises the facts, the Court’s reasoning and the outcome. For a full explanation of the right, see our guide to Article 10 ECHR.
Otegi Mondragon v. Spain
Otegi Mondragon v. Spain (2011): convicting a politician of 'serious insult to the King'…
The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom
The Sunday Times v. UK (1979): an injunction against publishing an article on the…
Delfi AS v. Estonia
Delfi AS v. Estonia (GC, 2015): holding a large commercial news portal liable for…
Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary
Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary (GC, 2016): refusing an NGO access to State-held information…
Perinçek v. Switzerland
Perinçek v. Switzerland (GC, 2015): a criminal conviction for denying that the 1915 events…
Von Hannover v. Germany
Von Hannover v. Germany (2004): publishing photographs of a public figure's private daily life,…
Handyside v. the United Kingdom
Handyside v. UK (1976): no breach of Article 10 for an obscene-book conviction. The…
Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom
Big Brother Watch v. UK (GC, 2021): the UK bulk interception and communications-data regimes…