Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Belgium) - Cour Constitutionelle

Date: 06/10/2009

Subject: The Court, in the light of the ECHR, does not consider unconstitutional articles 2 and 3 of the law of 16 January 2009, which modify articles 189ter, 235ter and 335bis of the Criminal Procedure Code, providing secrecy for the names of those who participate to “particular methods of evidence search”.

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Dignity - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Solidarity - Art. 31 Working conditions: safe - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - Fair trial, public hearing - Art. 48 Rights of defence

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