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There is time to protest: >The judgment isn’t final. During the three-month period following its delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to t
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
There is time to protest:
>The judgment isn’t final. During the three-month period following its delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. If it believes so, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final judgment. If not, the original judgment becomes final on that day.
I'm not sure what particulars of Estonian law compelled them to unanimously decide this way. Maybe there is some strangeness there that means the ruling won't apply broadly, but it sure sounds wacky and problematic.
- icebraining 13y agoThere's nothing in the Estonian law that compelled them, since as TFA says, the court was not looking at Estonian law. All the ECHR did look at the decision of Estonian courts and say, "this does not violate essential human rights". Personally, I don't see why we should blame them for stupid Estonian laws and/or judges.