In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Ramishvili v. Georgia (application no. 4100/24) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned civil defamation proceedings brought by the applicant, a well-known defence lawyer, against a prominent clergyman of the Georgian Orthodox Church, for statements he had made during a televised interview accusing him of being a “snitch” and feeding information to the secret services. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
ECHR: Georgian courts failed to protect high-profile defence lawyer’s reputation against clergyman’s accusations on live television
3. Februar 2026 — Dr. Georg NeureitherECHR: Proceedings concerning cyanide-poisoning plot in Georgian Orthodox Church, violations of open-court principle and presumption of innocence
3. November 2022 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe case Mamaladze v. Georgia (application no. 9487/19) concerned the proceedings against a priest and director of a medical clinic for plotting to kill the personal secretary of the Georgian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch while in Berlin. She was part of a delegation accompanying the Patriarch to that city for medical treatment. Mr Mamaladze was ultimately found guilty of “preparation of murder”. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
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