Update: Rumors that decision will come at 10pm Rome time. That is 5PM EST or 2PM PDT
lease: Oh I hope so !!!
:seeya:
Sorry I can't post the link ... but ... Raf's sister is back at the courthouse waiting.
:thinking: I wonder where Raf is ?
Update: Rumors that decision will come at 10pm Rome time. That is 5PM EST or 2PM PDT
lease: Oh I hope so !!!
:seeya:
Sorry I can't post the link ... but ... Raf's sister is back at the courthouse waiting.
:thinking: I wonder where Raf is ?
Very surprised how much debate has popped up over this ... again. Also surprised at how many people truly believe that anything other than an acceptance of the guilty verdict will happen, which is probably why so much debate is going on.
Regardless of the evidence presented, I, 100%, believe the court will uphold the verdict. It's just the way this has played out. What happens from there is anyone's guess, but I just don't see any way they will overturn or nullify the previous decision, and a full acquittal is a pipe dream.
Thank you dog.gone.cute for doing the time zone math.
I hate time zones. They make my head hurt.
Don't you think the high court will side with the government?
Again though, the ECHR holds absolutely no authority to overturn, or even modify, a Supreme Court ruling of any member state. She can appeal her conviction on the grounds Italy has violated the European Convention on Human Rights and if the Court rules in her favor, she is entitled to compensation. It wouldn't affect the ruling of the Court of Cassation.AK will submit an appeal to the ECHR.
http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Questions_Answers_ENG.pdfIf the Court finds that there has been a violation, it may award you just satisfaction, a sum of money in compensation for certain forms of damage. The Court may also require the State concerned to refund the expenses you have incurred in presenting your case. If the Court finds that there has been no violation, you will not have to pay any additional costs (such as those incurred by the respondent State).
Please note:
The Court is not empowered to overrule national decisions or annul national laws.
The Court is not responsible for the execution of its judgments. As soon as it has given judgment, responsibility passes to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which has the task of supervising execution and ensuring that any compensation is paid.
The Court does not act as a court of appeal in relation to national
courts; it does not rehear cases, it cannot quash, vary or revise their decisions.
The Court will not intercede directly on your behalf with the authority you are complaining about. In exceptional circumstances the Court may, however, grant interim measures.
As a matter of practice it only does so where there is a serious risk of physical harm to the applicant.
The Court will not help you find or pay a lawyer to draw up your application.
The Court cannot give you any information on legal provisions in force in the State against which your complaints are directed.
They didn't give the one-hour notice yet?! It's now 9:15 pm their time!