Type: Judgment

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

Date: 02/18/2010

Subject: The Court excludes that art. 128 of the Code d'Instruction criminelle, in the part which provides that the losing party must pay its legal expenses, regardless the reason for which the judge has stated the termination of prosecution, violates the Constitution, as interpreted in the light of the principle of fair trial provided by art. 6 of the ECHR

Parties: Tribunal de première instance de Mons

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Justice: remedy - Fair trial, public hearing

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