Type: Judgment

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

Date: 06/18/2009

Subject: The Court has established that articles 47sexies and 47septies par. 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which allow to keep secrecy on the names of the public security agents operating under cover, are compatible with the Constitution of the State and with art. 6 of the ECHR.

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Dignity - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 23 Equality between men and women, positive actions - 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 - General provisions - Art. 51 Scope - Art. 52 Scope of guaranteed rights - Respect the essence of rights - Art. 53 Level of protection - Art. 54 Prohibition of abuse of rights

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