(In)applicability of the Article 6 of The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the light of Vilho Eskelinen test

Abstract

Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights has over the years started to play a key role in the proper application of The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by the authorities of the Contracting States. If States fail to respect the previous decision-making practice of the ECtHR, they risk a breach of its provisions. The Slovak Republic, as a Contracting State to the Convention, is also exposed to such a risk. Therefore, the author of the article aims to provide the reader with knowledge of the latest doctrine concerning the application of Article 6 of the Convention in the field
105 of civil servant disputes. To this end, the article analyzes one of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and its implications for further decision-making practice.