The case concerned a complaint made by Khalid Bagirov, a lawyer and member of the Azerbaijani Bar Association (ABA), that he had been suspended from practising law and then disbarred because of statements he had made about police brutality and the functioning of the judicial system in the country.
The Court found a violation of Article 8 (right to private life) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the Convention.
Read MoreIn 2010, having reviewed the applications by the High Council of Justice (HCJ), the Ukrainian Parliament voted for the dismissal of Mr. Volkov for ‘breach of oath.’ The applicant complained that the proceedings before the HCJ had lacked impartiality and independence; given the way in which the HCJ was composed and alleged conflicts of interest. Additionally, Mr. Volkov claimed that he was a victim of political corruption.
Read MoreIn 2011 the Hungarian government started a series of fundamental reforms that were later recognised by many to have undermined the independence of the Hungarian justice system. Mr. Baka was President of the Hungarian Supreme Court at the time and publicly criticised the changes. As a result of his comments, Mr Baka was forced from office three and a half years before the end of his mandate, following a change in the law designed specifically to remove him.
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