SAMASAS AND OTHERS v TURKIYE - 20371/19 (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section Committee) French Text [2024] ECHR 513 (11 June 2024)

SAMASAS AND OTHERS v TURKIYE - 20371/19 (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section Committee) French Text [2024] ECHR 513 (11 June 2024)

The systematic registration of detainees' correspondence in the UYAP system was not 'prescribed by law' as required by Article 8 of the Convention, and thus constituted a violation of the right to respect for private and family life.

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Citation
[2024] ECHR 513
Parties
Applicant: Nihat Şamasas; Applicant: Hasan Basri Boran; Applicant: Zekeriye Karaduman; Applicant: Hamza Alışık; Applicant: Gündüz Dilevci; Applicant: Şaban Cinoğlu; Applicant: Cumali Saz; Applicant: Mehmet Ali Demirci; Applicant: Abdülvahap Yusuf Çevik; Applicant: Mevlüt Gözütok; Applicant: Çetin Doğan; Respondent: Republic of Türkiye
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
violation found
Legal Topics
Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Prisoners' Correspondence, Data Registration, Article 8 ECHR
Human Rights Law Right to Respect for Private and Family Life Prisoners' Correspondence Data Registration Article 8 ECHR

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Parties

Nihat Şamasas

Applicant

Hasan Basri Boran

Applicant

Zekeriye Karaduman

Applicant

Hamza Alışık

Applicant

Gündüz Dilevci

Applicant

Şaban Cinoğlu

Applicant

Cumali Saz

Applicant

Mehmet Ali Demirci

Applicant

Abdülvahap Yusuf Çevik

Applicant

Mevlüt Gözütok

Applicant

Çetin Doğan

Applicant

Republic of Türkiye

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the systematic registration of detainees' correspondence in the UYAP system violated Article 8 of the Convention

Ratio Decidendi

The systematic registration of detainees' correspondence in the UYAP system was not 'prescribed by law' as required by Article 8 of the Convention, and thus constituted a violation of the right to respect for private and family life.

Court Disposition

violation found

Orders

  • Joinder of applications.
  • Applications declared admissible.