Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Hoge Raad (Supreme Court)

Date: 08/25/2023

Subject: The decision of the Hoge Raad (Supreme Court) confirmed the decision of the lower Court, establishing its lack of competence with regard to the claim lodged by a Palestinian national for the declaration of the responsibility of Israeli officials for their involvement in the bombing of 2014 in the Gaza Strip during the Operation Protective Edge: according to the Court, the defendants enjoy functional immunity and such immunity does not amount to a disproportionate restrictions of the rights guaranteed by article 6 of the ECHR

Original language: Dutch

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

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