NGOs under European Convention on Human Rights / Tymofeyeva

2.3.2 Judgments of the Court 2.3.3 Decisions of the Court

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2.4 RIGHT TO RESPECT FOR PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE (ARTICLE 8)

127 127 129 131 135 136 138 140 140 144 145 147 150 156 156 163 167 169 171 171 173 178 179 182 184

2.4.1 General overview

2.4.2 Respect for ‘home’ and correspondence

2.4.2.1 Search and seizure of data

2.4.2.2 Gathering of information through secret surveillance

2.4.2.3 Common submissions

2.4.3 Summarisation

2.5 FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION (ARTICLE 9)

2.5.1 The scope of Article 9

2.5.2 Management of religious organisations

2.5.3 Payment of taxes

2.5.4 Conduction of spiritual activities

2.6. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION (ARTICLE 10)

2.6.1 General overview

150 2.6.1.1 Three components of the right to freedom of expression 151 Freedom to hold opinions 151 Freedom to impart information and ideas 152 Freedom to receive information 153 2.6.1.2 Requirements for legitimate interference 154

2.6.2 The most frequent reasons invoked

2.6.2.1 Sanctions for defamation

2.6.2.2 Protection of journalistic sources

2.6.2.3 Licensing of companies

2.6.3 Other reasons of alleged violations

2.7 FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION (ARTICLE 11)

2.7.1 General observations

2.7.2 Submissions of trade unions 2.7.3 Submissions of political parties

2.7.3.1 Dissolution of a political party

2.7.3.2 Ban on the activities and refusal to register a political party

2.7.4 Submissions of the other Article 34 NGOs under Article 11

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