CASE OF KAYA v. BELGIUM

CASE OF KAYA v. BELGIUM

Application No: 10089/18

Articles: 6, 6-1, 6-2, 41

Respondent state: BEL

Date: 2026-01-22

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal); Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6-2 - Presumption of innocence); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Adolf v. Austria, 26 March 1982, §§ 36-41, Series A no. 49; Alexey Petrov v. Bulgaria, no. 30336/10, § 67, 31 March 2016; Allenet de Ribemont v. France, 10 February 1995, Series A no. 308; Alony Kate v. Spain, no. 5612/08, §§ 51-58, 17 January 2012; ASBL Église de Scientologie v. Belgium (dec.), no. 43075/08, § 27, 27 August 2013; Bikas v. Germany, no. 76607/13, §§ 33-34, 25 January 2018; Bivolaru v. Romania, no. 28796/04, § 121, 28 February 2017; Butkevičius v. Lithuania, no. 48297/99, §§ 49 and 53, ECHR 2002-II (extracts); Castillo Algar v. Spain, 28 October 1998, § 45, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-VIII; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no. 21881/20, §§ 138-143, 27 November 2023; Croatian Golf Federation v. Croatia, no. 66994/14, §§ 119 and 120, 17 December 2020; Daktaras v. Lithuania, no. 42095/98, §§ 41-44, ECHR 2000-X; Danileţ v. Romania [GC], no. 16915/21, § 160, 15 December 2025; De Cubber v. Belgium, 26 October 1984, §§ 26 and 30, Series A no. 86; Delcourt v. Belgium, 17 January 1970, § 25, Series A no. 11; Denisov v. Ukraine [GC], no. 76639/11, § 148, 25 September 2018; Deweer v. Belgium, 27 February 1980, § 56, Series A no. 35; Garycki v. Poland, no. 14348/02, § 70, 6 February 2007; George-Laviniu Ghiurău v. Romania, no. 15549/16, § 67, 16 June 2020; Gómez de Liaño y Botella v. Spain, no. 21369/04, §§ 67-72, 22 July 2008; Hauschildt v. Denmark, 24 May 1989, § 48-52, Series A no. 154; HIT d.d. Nova Gorica v. Slovenia, no. 50996/08, 5 June 2014; Ilnseher v. Germany [GC], nos. 10211/12 and 27505/14, § 287, 4 December 2018; Indra v. Slovakia, no. 46845/99, §§ 52-53, 1 February 2005; Karrar v. Belgium, no. 61344/16, § 36, 31 August 2021; Katsikeros v. Greece, no. 2303/19, §§ 86 and 87, 21 July 2022; Kezerashvili v. Georgia, no. 11027/22, 5 December 2024; Khlaifia and Others v. Italy [GC], no. 16483/12, § 288, 15 December 2016; Khuzhin and Others v. Russia, no. 13470/02, § 94, 23 October 2008; Konstas v. Greece, no. 53466/07, § 36, 24 May 2011; Kyprianou v. Cyprus [GC], no. 73797/01, § 118, ECHR 2005-XIII; Lavents v. Latvia, no. 58442/00, § 126, 28 November 2002; Leutscher v. the Netherlands, 26 March 1996, § 31, Reports 1996-II; Lutz v. Germany, 25 August 1987, § 62, Series A no. 123; Mancel and Branquart v. France, no. 22349/06, §§ 37 and 38, 24 June 2010; Mansouri v. Italy (dec.) [GC], no. 63386/16, § 84, 29 April 2025; Matijašević v. Serbia, no. 23037/04, § 45, ECHR 2006-X; Micallef v. Malta [GC], no. 17056/06, ECHR 2009; Minelli v. Switzerland, 25 March 1983, §§ 27, 30 and 37, Series A no. 62; Morice v. France [GC], no. 29369/10, ECHR 2015; Oberschlick v. Austria (no. 1), 23 May 1991, § 50 in fine, Series A no. 204; Pandy v. Belgium, no. 13583/02, § 43, 21 September 2006; Peruš v. Slovenia, no. 35016/05, §§ 37-39, 27 September 2012; Piersack v. Belgium, 1 October 1982, § 30 d), Series A no. 53; Romenskiy v. Russia, no. 22875/02, § 28, 13 June 2013; Stoimenovikj and Miloshevikj v. Macédoine du Nord, no. 59842/14, § 30, 25 March 2021; Thiam v. France, no. 80018/12, § 71, 18 October 2018; Urgesi and Others v. Italy, no. 46530/09, § 62, 8 June 2023; Zahirović v. Croatia, no. 58590/11, § 35, 25 April 2013