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ARRÊT DE LESQUEN DU PLESSIS-CASSO (n° 2) c. FRANCE – OPINIONS SÉPARÉES 15 pour ne pas avoir établi qu’un tiers partage ses vues. Ni la logique ni la proportionnalité d’une telle mesure ne peut être défendue.

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Plessis-Casso v. France

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France

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Latitude: 46.808568018841505

Longitude: 2.799314618110868

Country Location (linked Case Law): France

Decision Date: Jan 30, 2014

Case Status: Closed

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Affirmed Lower Court
Motion Denied

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Law or Action Upheld

Keywords

Internet
Public Interest
Public Officials

Judicial Body: European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)

Case Number: 34400/10

Case Summary: Henry de Lesquen du Plessis-Casso brought this case against France on the ground that French courts had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by criminally convicting him of defamation of a politician after he posted a letter online criticizing his invitation to a ceremony to pay tribute to the “harkis” (French army auxiliaries during the Algerian war) as political opportunism. Plessis-Casso wrote in his letter that an “eminent figure of Versailles” had waited until the end of the war to request French nationality in order to avoid military service in Algeria. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) affirmed the findings of the French courts, holding that Plessis-Casso's opinion was a value judgment without factual basis, as he made no serious attempt to verify the truthfulness of the allegation. Therefore, there had been no violation of Plessis-Casso’s Article 10’s right to freedom of expression.

Case Significance: The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

Source URL: Columbia Global Freedom of Expression

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CIPIT

Date Updated: May 14, 2024

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