ANNEN v. GERMANY – JUDGMENT 1 In the case of Annen v. Germany, The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Boštjan M. Zupančič, President, Angelika Nußberger, Ganna Yudkivska, Vincent A. De Gaetano, André Potocki, Helena Jäderblom, Aleš Pejchal, judges, and Claudia Westerdiek, Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 13 October 2015, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 3690/10) against the Federal Republic of Germany lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a German national, Mr Klaus Günter Annen (“the applicant”), on 18 January 2010. 2. The applicant was represented by Mr L. Lennartz, a lawyer practising in Euskirchen. The German Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agents, Mrs K. Behr and Mr H.-J. Behrens, of the Federal Ministry of Justice. 3. The applicant mainly alleged that his right to freedom of expression had been violated. 4. On 25 March 2013 the application was communicated to the Government. 5. Written submissions were received from the Alliance Defending Freedom and Aktion Lebensrecht für Alle as well as from the European Centre for Law and Justice, which had been granted leave by the President to intervene as third parties (Article 36 § 2 of the Convention and Rule 44 § 2).