European Court backs judge’s right to freedom of expression
The European Court of Human Rights, by four votes to three, has decided that the Russian judge, Olga Kudeshkina, was the victim of a breach of her right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights when she made public comments about Russian courts and the independence of the judiciary.
See Lord Pannick, QC’s, article in The Times, 12th March 2009 – http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/columnists/article5889402.ece
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