Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Constitutional Court (Belgio)

Date: 05/17/2018

Subject: The decision of the Constitutional Court on the constitutional legitimacy of article 187(6) and (9) of the Criminal Procedure Code, in the matter of opposition non avenue, recalls the norms of the ECHR and the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg

Parties: Cour d’appel de Liège

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)

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