CASE OF SZELÉNYI AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

CASE OF SZELÉNYI AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

Application No: 15147/23, 38303/23

Articles: 8, 8-1, 41

Respondent state: HUN

Date: 2026-02-03

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for correspondence; Respect for family life; Respect for private life); Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Antović and Mirković v. Montenegro, no. 70838/13, § 44, 28 November 2017; Association for European Integration and Human Rights and Ekimdzhiev v. Bulgaria, no. 62540/00, § 76, 28 June 2007; Ben Faiza v. France, no. 31446/12, §§ 66 67, 8 February 2018; Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 58170/13 and 2 others, §§ 270 and 332-339, 25 May 2021; Centrum för rättvisa v. Sweden [GC], no. 35252/08, 25 May 2021; D.H. and Others v. North Macedonia, no. 44033/17, § 204, 18 July 2023; D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 57325/00, § 202, ECHR 2007-IV; Dvorski v. Croatia [GC], no. 25703/11, § 100, ECHR 2015; Ekimdzhiev and Others v. Bulgaria, no. 70078/12, §§ 292 and 373, 11 January 2022; Eweida and Others v. the United Kingdom, nos. 48420/10 and 3 others, § 83, ECHR 2013 (extracts); Kennedy v. the United Kingdom, no. 26839/05, §§ 130 and 155, 18 May 2010; Klaudia Csikós v. Hungary, no. 31091/16, §§ 60-61, 28 November 2024; Köpke v. Germany (dec.), no. 420/07, 5 October 2010; L.B. v. Hungary [GC], no. 36345/16, § 149, 9 March 2023; Pietrzak and Bychawska Siniarska and Others v. Poland, nos. 72038/17 and 25237/18, § 194, 28 May 2024; Roman Zakharov v. Russia [GC], no. 47143/06, ECHR 2015; Simeonovi v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 21980/04, § 115, 12 May 2017; Szabó and Vissy v. Hungary, no. 37138/14, 12 January 2016; Weber and Saravia v. Germany (dec.), no. 54934/00, § 95, ECHR 2006-XI