CASE OF B.G. v. FRANCE

CASE OF B.G. v. FRANCE

Application No: 70945/17

Articles: 35, 35-3-a, 6, 6-1, 41

Respondent state: FRA

Date: 2026-03-19

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae; Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Fair hearing); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Airey v. Ireland, 9 October 1979, Series A no 32, pp. 12-13; Allée v. France, no 20725/20, § 52, 18 January 2024; Allenet de Ribemont v. France, 10 February 1995, § 35, Series A no 308; Bartolo v. Malta (dec.), no 40761/19, § 22, 7 September 2021; Deweer v. Belgium, 27 February 1980, Series A no 35; Dieudonné and Others v. France, nos. 59832/19 and 6 others, 4 May 2023; Dvorski v. Croatia [GC], no 25703/11, § 100, ECHR 2015; E.A. and Association européenne contre les violences faites aux femmes au travail v. France, no 30556/22, § 169, 4 September 2025; Eckle v. Germany, 15 July 1982, § 73, Series A no 51; Engel and Others v. the Netherlands, 8 June 1976, § 82, Series A no 22; Ezeh and Connors v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 39665/98 and 40086/98, § 82, ECHR 2003 X; Gestur Jónsson and Ragnar Halldór Hall v. Iceland [GC], nos. 68273/14 and 68271/14, 22 December 2020; Grzęda v. Poland [GC], no 43572/18, §§ 352-353, 15 March 2022; H.W. v. France, no 13805/21, §§ 34-35 and 91, 23 January 2025; Jussila v. Finland [GC], no 73053/01, §§ 30 31, ECHR 2006 XIV; Klouvi v. France, no 30754/03, §§ 47, 52-54, 30 June 2011; Korolev v. Russia (dec.), no 25551/05, ECHR 2010; Natsvlishvili and Togonidze v. Georgia, no 9043/05, ECHR 2014; Phillips v. the United Kingdom, no 41087/98, § 41, ECHR 2001-VII; Poitrimol v. France, 23 November 1993, § 31, Series A no 277-A; Radomilja and Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, §§ 110-126, 20 March 2018; Scoppola v. Italy (no 2) [GC], no 10249/03, § 54, 17 September 2009; Sejdovic v. Italy [GC], no 56581/00, § 86, ECHR 2006 II; Simeonovi v. Bulgaria [GC], no 21980/04, § 110, 12 May 2017