Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Spain) - Tribunal Constitucional

Date: 10/07/2010

Subject: The Tribunal Constitucional, recalling the ECHR and the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights and applying the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg, has rejected the claim of constitutional illegitimacy lodged against article 57 of the Criminal Code, which for certain crimes provides the mandatory application of the prohibition to approach the victim, stating the proportionality of the norms adopted in the light of the pursued aim

Parties: Sección Segunda de la Audiencia Provincial de Las Palmas

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Citizens’ rights - Art. 45 Freedom of movement - Freedom of residence - Justice - Art. 49 Proportionality of penalties

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