150001874•Military disciplinary sanction not a criminal charge under ECHR
150001874Federal Administrative Practice (VPB)Sep 2, 1993Dismissed
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Michele Borrelli complained to the European Commission of Human Rights about a five-day military disciplinary arrest imposed for a guard offence. The Commission declared the application inadmissible, holding that Article 6 ECHR did not apply because the sanction was not a criminal charge, even if served outside duty time. It also held that Article 5 § 1(a) ECHR was satisfied by the Military Court of Appeal as a competent tribunal, and that Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 was inapplicable for the same reason as Article 6.
Art. 6 ECHR; military disciplinary sanction of five days' arrest for a guard offence is not a 'criminal charge', even where served outside duty hours; confirmation of prior case law. Art. 5 § 1(a) ECHR; the Military Court of Appeal qualifies as a competent tribunal within the meaning of the provision. Art. 2 of Protocol No. 7 follows the same autonomous notion as Article 6 and is therefore likewise inapplicable where the disciplinary measure is not criminal in nature (consid. implied).
JAAC 57.62
Dec. rendue en anglais par la Comm. eur. DH le 2 septembre 1993, déclarant irrecevable la req. Nº 17571/90, Michele Borrelli c/Suisse
Droit disciplinaire militaire. Art. 6 CEDH. Notion d'accusation pénale.
Inapplicabilité de la disposition dans le cas d'une sanction de cinq jours d'arrêts de rigueur pour délit de garde, même en cas de purgation en dehors du temps de service (confirmation de la jurisprudence Eggs publiée dans DR 15, p. 35 ss et JAAC 47.72 I [1983], JAAC 47.77, JAAC 47.81, JAAC 47.82, JAAC 47.109 et JAAC 47.157).
Art. 5 § 1 let. a CEDH. Le Tribunal militaire d'appel répond aux exigences que cette disposition pose en matière de tribunal compétent. Art. 2 Prot. Nº 7 à la CEDH. Notion d'infraction pénale.
En l'espèce, cette disposition est inapplicable, car elle se base sur la même notion que l'art. 6 CEDH.
Militärdisziplinarrecht. Art. 6 EMRK. Begriff der strafrechtlichen Anklage.
Keine Anwendung der Bestimmung im Fall einer Sanktionierung eines Wachtvergehens mit fünf Tagen scharfem Arrest, auch nicht bei nachdienstlichem Vollzug (Bestätigung der Praxis im Entscheid Eggs, DR 15, S. 35 ff. und VPB 47.72 I [1983], VPB 47.77, VPB 47.81, VPB 47.82, VPB 47.109 und VPB 47.157).
Art. 5 § 1 Bst. a EMRK. Das Militärappellationsgericht genügt den Anforderungen dieser Bestimmung an ein zuständiges Gericht. Art. 2 Prot. Nr. 7 zur EMRK. Begriff der strafbaren Handlung.
Im vorliegenden Fall ist diese Bestimmung nicht anwendbar, da sie sich auf den gleichen Begriff stützt wie Art. 6 EMRK.
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Diritto disciplinare militare.
Art. 6 CEDU. Nozione di accusa penale.
Inapplicabilità della disposizione in caso di una sanzione di cinque giorni di arresti di rigore per reato nel servizio di guardia, anche in caso di esecuzione degli arresti fuori del tempo di servizio (conferma della prassi nella decisione Eggs, DR 15, pag. 35 segg. e GAAC 47.72 I [1983], GAAC 47.77, GAAC 47.81, GAAC 47.82, GAAC 47.109 e GAAC 47.157).
Art. 5 § 1 lett. a CEDU. Il tribunale militare d'appello soddisfa le esigenze di tale disposizione per quanto attiene a un tribunale competente.
Art. 2 Prot. Nº 7 alla CEDU. Nozione di infrazione penale.
Nella fattispecie, tale disposizione è inapplicabile poiché si fonda sulla medesima nozione su cui si basa l'art. 6 CEDU.
Cette décision a été rendue en anglais. Le texte peut être:
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Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv, Digitale Amtsdruckschriften Archives fédérales suisses, Publications officielles numérisées Archivio federale svizzero, Pubblicazioni ufficiali digitali
JAAC 57.62 - Dec. rendue en anglais par la Comm. eur. DH le 2 septembre 1993, déclarant irrecevable la req. Nº 17571/90, Michele Borrelli c/Suisse
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Jurisprudence des autorités administratives de la Confédération Giurisprudenza delle autorità amministrative della Confederazione
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Whether Article 6 ECHR applied to a five-day military disciplinary arrest for a guard offence.
Article 6 did not apply; the sanction was not a 'criminal charge' within the Convention meaning, even if served outside duty time.
The Commission confirmed its prior case law that this type of military disciplinary punishment lacks the criminal character required by Article 6.
Whether Article 5 § 1(a) ECHR required a different result as to the competence of the Military Court of Appeal.
No violation was found; the Military Court of Appeal satisfied the requirement of a competent tribunal.
The Commission considered the appellate military court to meet the Convention's tribunal requirement for the purposes of Article 5 § 1(a).
Whether Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 applied to the sanction as an 'offence'.
Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 was inapplicable because it relies on the same notion as Article 6 ECHR.
Since the measure was not a criminal charge under Article 6, the parallel notion of 'criminal offence' in Protocol No. 7 also did not cover the case.
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