CASE OF CASALI v. SAN MARINO

CASE OF CASALI v. SAN MARINO

Application No: 12744/24, 33586/24

Articles: 6, 6-1, 10, 10-1, 10-2, 41

Respondent state: SMR

Date: 2026-10-22

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Tribunal established by law); Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Anibal Vieira & Filhos LDA and Maria Rosa Ferreira da Costa LDA v. Portugal (dec.), nos. 980/12 and 28385/12, 13 November 2012; Axel Springer AG v. Germany [GC], no. 39954/08, §§ 78-95, 7 February 2012; Bekauri v. Georgia (preliminary objection), no. 14102/02, § 21, 10 April 2012; Bencheref v. Sweden (dec.), no. 9602/15, 5 December 2017; Bock v. Germany (dec.), no. 22051/07, 19 January 2010; Coëme and Others v. Belgium, nos. 32492/96 and 4 others, ECHR 2000 VII; De Cristofaro v. Italy (dec.), nos. 30464/07 and 7 others, § 45, 10 July 2012; De Luca v. Italy, no. 43870/04, § 35, 24 September 2013; Deceuninck v. France (dec.), no. 47447/08, 13 December 2011; Dudek (VIII) v. Germany (dec.), no. 12977/09 and 4 others, 23 November 2010; Duringer and Grunge v. France (dec.), nos. 61164/00 and 18589/02, 4 February 2003; Ferrara and Others v. Italy (dec.) nos. 2394/22 and 18 others, 16 May 2023; Gaspari v. Slovenia, no. 21055/03, § 83, 21 July 2009; Gherardi Martiri v. San Marino, no. 35511/20, § 69, 15 December 2022; Gorguiladzé v. Georgia, no. 4313/04, 20 October 2009; Gross v. Switzerland [GC], no. 67810/10, § 28, ECHR 2014; Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland [GC], no. 26374/18, 1 December 2020; Jorgic v. Germany, no. 74613/01, ECHR 2007 III; Koch v. Poland (dec.), no. 15005/11, 7 March 2017; L.B. v. Hungary [GC], no. 36345/16, § 149, 9 March 2023; Lavents v. Latvia, no. 58442/00, 28 November 2002; Magyar Kétfarkú Kutya Párt v. Hungary [GC], no. 201/17, §§ 93 94, 20 January 2020; Miracle Europe Kft v. Hungary, no. 57774/13, § 51, 12 January 2016; Miroļubovs and Others v. Latvia, no. 798/05, 15 September 2009; NIT S.R.L. v. the Republic of Moldova [GC], no. 28470/12, § 159, 5 April 2022; Objective Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and Others v. Azerbaijan, no. 257/12, § 82, 18 February 2025; Petrović v. Serbia (dec.), nos. 56551/11 and 10 others, 18 October 2011; Podeschi v. San Marino, no. 66357/14, § 88, 13 April 2017; S.A.S. v. France [GC], no. 43835/11, § 67, ECHR 2014 (extracts); S.H. v. Malta, no. 37241/21, § 113, 20 December 2022; Simoncini v. San Marino, no. 14396/24, 19 February 2026; Sokurenko and Strygun v. Ukraine, nos. 29458/04 and 29465/04, § 23, 20 July 2006; Unifaun Theatre Productions Limited and Others v. Malta, no. 37326/13, § 86, 15 May 2018; Volozhanin and Znakovan v. Ukraine (dec.), nos. 19951/21 and 31160/21, §§ 18-41, 3 March 2026; X and Others v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 22457/16, § 145, 2 February 2021; Y.T. v. Bulgaria (revision), no. 41701/16, §§ 35-40, 4 July 2024; Zand v. Austria, no. 7360/76, Commission’s report of 12 October 1978, Decisions and Reports (DR) 15, pp. 70-80