AFFAIRE MACKAY ET BBC SCOTLAND CONTRE LE ROYAUME-UNI

Rezoluția CM/ResDH(2012) 108 [1] Executarea hotărârii Curții Europene a Drepturilor Omului MacKay și BBC Scotland împotriva Regatului Unit (Recherche n 10734/05, Hotărârea din 7 decembrie 2010, definitivă la 7 martie 2011) Comitetul miniștrilor, în temeiul articolului 46 alineatul (2) din Convenția pentru apărarea drepturilor omului și a libertăților fundamentale, care prevede că el supraveghează executarea hotărârilor definitive ale Curții Europene a Drepturilor Omului (denumite în continuare "menționate mai jos " Convenția" și "Curtea"), Având în vedere hotărârea definitivă, care a fost transmisă de Curte Comitetului în cauza de mai sus și încălcările constatate (a se vedea documentul DH-DD(2011) 845 [2] prin care se reamintește obligația statului pârât, în temeiul articolului 46 alineatul (3) (1) din Convenție, să se conformeze hotărârilor definitive în litigiile la care este parte și că această obligație implică, pe lângă plata satisfacției echitabile acordate de Curte, adoptarea de către autoritățile din statul membru în cauză, dacă este necesar de măsuri individuale pentru a pune capăt încălcărilor constatate și pentru a elimina consecințele acestora, în măsura posibilului de către Restitutio in integrum ; și măsuri generale de prevenire a unor încălcări similare ;

Am invitat guvernul statului pârât să informeze Comitetul cu privire la măsurile luate pentru a se conforma obligațiilor menționate anterior După ce a examinat bilanțul de acțiune furnizat de guvern indicând măsurile adoptate în vederea executării hotărârii și notând că nu s-a acordat nici o satisfacție echitabilă în prezenta cauză (a se vedea documentul DH-DD(2011) 845) ; având în vedere faptul că au fost adoptate toate măsurile impuse de art. 46 alineatul (1), DECLARĂ că: a îndeplinit funcțiile care îi revin în temeiul articolului 46 alineatul (2) din Convenția în acest caz și DECIDE d . Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, Action Report Mackay and BBC Scotland v The United Kingdom (Application No. 10734/05; judgement final on 07/03/2011) Information submitted by the Scottish Government on 10 October 2011 Căsuța summary Case description: This case se referă lad the applicants mail to challenge a scurt Order which impuned reporting restrictions in a criminal trial in Scotland.

The European Court of Human Rights found that the applicants were unable to formaly challenge this order, as the procedure for challenge was informal and did not includede the cerité safeguards, which the ECHR notad are particularly important in the context of freedom of expresie. The ECHR found this to be in breach of Article 13 read in conjunction with Article 10 - Lack of an efectiv remedy and freedom of expresion and information. The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2011 came into force on 28 March 2011, section 6 of which amendad Chapter 56 of the Criminal Court Rules to implement the terms of the tribunals decision. Individual Measures Satisfacție echitabilă No just satisfaction was claimed or awarded.

Other individual Measures These measures will safeguard applicants main rights under Article 13 read in conjunction with Article 10. The order about which the aplicants complained had been Recalled by the domestic Court on 21 June 2005. General Measures Publication The judgment has been publicished in the following law reports, legal jurnals and newspapers. Law Reports 2010 All ER (D) 267 (Dec) Legal Databases Bailii - http://www.leaningii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/2010/1968.html Case analizes on Westlaw. Lexis - All England Report above. Scottish Legal Information Centre (SLIC) - Issue 49 mențiuni the judgment and Issue 1 of 2011 has a link to commentary on the judgment.

http://sa45eda/sgld/slic/Wiki http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Scottish-courts-are-not-protecting.6652809.jp Herald, http://breakingnews.heraldscotland.com/breakingnews/mode=article&site=hs&id=N0012681291730721522A Times, 4 January 2011 Dissemination The judgment has been diseminated to Michael Anderson, Legal Secretary to the Lord President, Court of Session, Edinburgh, who has made the judges and senior officials of the Court aware of the judgment; and to the Scottish Court Service, an independent statusory body responsibil for providing the staff, cladiri and technology to support Scotlands scurts and the work of the independent judiciary. It has also been diseminated to the Rules Council membership of which includedes the judiciary, Scottish Court Service, Crown Office, Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates.

General Measures The Government has taken the following general Measures. The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2011 ( http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/194/contents/made ) came into force on 28 March 2011, section 6 of which amended Chapter 56 of the Criminal Court Rules to implement the terms of the decision. The instrumentputs the previous administrative aranjamente into a legally binding form. This means that the Court is required to take steps to communicate the existence of section 4(2) orders (which ban reporting) and that there is a procesure for the making by aggrieved partis of applications for the revocation or variation of such orders.

Such applications are determined following a hearing which will, ordinarily, take place within 48 hours of the making of the application and be before the judge who made the order. The Government considers that all necessary measures have been taken and the case should be closed. [1] Adoptată de Comitetul de Miniștri la 6 iunie 2012 cu ocazia celei de-a 1144-a reuniuni a Delegatorilor. [2] Numai în limba engleză

Résolution CM/ResDH(2012)108 [1] Exécution de l’arrêt de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme MacKay et BBC Scotland contre le Royaume-Uni (Requête n o 10734/05, arrêt du 7 décembre 2010, définitif le 7 mars 2011) Le Comité des Ministres, en vertu de l’article 46, paragraphe 2, de la Convention de sauvegarde des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales, qui prévoit qu’il surveille l’exécution des arrêts définitifs de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (ci-après nommées « la Convention » et « la Cour »), Vu l’arrêt définitif, qui a été transmis par la Cour au Comité dans l’affaire ci-dessus et les violations constatées (voir document DH-DD(2011)845 ) [2] ; Rappelant l’obligation de l’Etat défendeur, en vertu de l’article 46, paragraphe 1, de la Convention, de se conformer aux arrêts définitifs dans les litiges auxquels il est partie et que cette obligation implique, outre le paiement de la satisfaction équitable octroyée par la Cour, l’adoption par les autorités de l’Etat défendeur, si nécessaire : - de mesures individuelles pour mettre fin aux violations constatées et en effacer les conséquences, dans la mesure du possible par restitutio in integrum ; et - de mesures générales permettant de prévenir des violations semblables ;

Ayant invité le gouvernement de l’Etat défendeur à informer le Comité des mesures prises pour se conformer aux obligations susmentionnées ; Ayant examiné le bilan d’action fourni par le Gouvernement indiquant les mesures adoptées afin d’exécuter l’arrêt et notant qu’aucune satisfaction équitable n’a été octroyée par la Cour dans la présente affaire (voir document DH-DD(2011)845 ) ; S’étant assuré que toutes les mesures requises par l’article 46, paragraphe 1, ont été adoptées ; DECLARE qu’il a rempli ses fonctions en vertu de l’article 46, paragraphe 2, de la Convention dans cette affaire et DECIDE d’en clore l’examen.

Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, Action Report Mackay and BBC Scotland v The United Kingdom (Application No. 10734/05; judgement final on 07/03/2011) Information submitted by the Scottish Government on 10 October 2011 Case summary Case description: - This case concerned the applicants’ inability to challenge a court order which imposed reporting restrictions in a criminal trial in Scotland. The European Court of Human Rights found that the applicants were unable to formally challenge this order, as the procedure for challenge was informal and did not include the requisite safeguards, which the ECHR noted are particularly important in the context of freedom of expression.

- The ECHR found this to be in breach of Article 13 read in conjunction with Article 10 - Lack of an effective remedy and freedom of expression and information. - The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2011 came into force on 28 March 2011, section 6 of which amended Chapter 56 of the Criminal Court Rules to implement the terms of the courts decision. Individual Measures Just satisfaction : - No just satisfaction was claimed or awarded. Other individual measures : - The Government considers no further individual measures are necessary because legislative measures have been put in place to provide an effective procedural remedy to the situation which had subsisted previously as an informal procedure.

These measures will safeguard applicants’ rights under Article 13 read in conjunction with Article 10. - The order about which the applicants complained had been recalled by the domestic court on 21 June 2005. General Measures Publication : - The judgment has been published in the following law reports, legal journals and newspapers. Law Reports 2010 All ER (D) 267 (Dec) Legal Databases Bailii - http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/2010/1968.html Case analysis on Westlaw. Lexis - All England Report above. Scottish Legal Information Centre (SLIC) - Issue 49 mentions the judgment and Issue 1 of 2011 has a link to commentary on the judgment.

http://sa45eda/sgld/slic/Wiki%20Pages/Human%20Rights%20Bulletins.aspx Newspapers Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/human-rights-court-rules-on- reporting-2153691.html Scotsman, http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Scottish-courts-are-not-protecting.6652809.jp Herald, http://breakingnews.heraldscotland.com/breakingnews/mode=article&site=hs&id=N0012681291730721522A Times, 4 January 2011 Dissemination : - The judgment has been disseminated to Michael Anderson, Legal Secretary to the Lord President, Court of Session, Edinburgh, who has made the judges and senior officials of the Court aware of the judgment; and to the Scottish Court Service, an independent statutory body responsible for providing the staff, buildings and technology to support Scotland’s courts and the work of the independent judiciary.

It has also been disseminated to the Rules Council membership of which includes the judiciary, Scottish Court Service, Crown Office, Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates. General measures : - The Government has taken the following general measures. The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2011 ( http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/194/contents/made ) came into force on 28 March 2011, section 6 of which amended Chapter 56 of the Criminal Court Rules to implement the terms of the decision. - The instrument puts the previous administrative arrangements into a legally binding form. This means that the court is required to take certain steps to communicate the existence of section 4(2) orders (which ban reporting) and that there is a procedure for the making by aggrieved parties of applications for the revocation or variation of such orders.

Such applications are determined following a hearing which will, ordinarily, take place within 48 hours of the making of the application and be before the judge who made the order. - The Government considers that all necessary measures have been taken and the case should be closed. [1] Adoptée par le Comité des Ministres le 6 juin 2012 lors de la 1144e réunion des Délégués des Ministres. [2] Document en anglais uniquement