On July 15, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) revealed that on July 10, 2020, the Government of the Netherlands had lodged an inter-State application under Article 33 (Inter-State cases) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or the Convention) against the Russian Federation.[1] The inter-State application has been registered under no. 28525/20.[2]
* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.
[1] New inter-State application brought by the Netherlands against Russia concerning downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Press release ECHR 213 (2020), July 15, 2020.
[2] The application has been communicated to the Russian Government but is not yet available in the ECtHR database HUDOC.