Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Constitutional Court (Belgio)

Date: 04/27/2017

Subject: The decision of the Constitutional Court on the constitutional legitimacy of the law of 23 August 2015, which introduces in the judicial code article 1412-quinquies on the seizure of assets of a foreign Country or a supra-national or international organization, recalls supra-national legislation and the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg

Parties: Société de droit des Iles Caïmans « NML Capital Ltd » et société de droit de l’Ile de Man « Yukos Universal Limited »

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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