Summaries of selected precedents in English

Highlights

08.01.2025

KHO:2025:2

Environmental protection – Climate change – Climate Act planning system – Annual Climate Report – Additional measures – Appealability of the decision – Appeal against inaction – Access to the Court - European Convention on Human Rights – Division of State powers – Role of the court

12.02.2024

KHO:2024:15

Immigration affairs – Residence permit – Student – Researcher – University degree – Doctorate
– Postgraduate studies – Right to study – Interpretative effect of the Directive

07.06.2023

KHO:2023:62
Environmental protection – Climate change – Annual Climate Report – Additional measures – Appealability of an administrative decision – Passivity of the authority – Competence of the court of law

20.08.2019

Competition – Cartels – Concerted practices – Market sharing – Oral proceedings – Written witness statements – Legal professional privilege – Restriction of competition by object – Justifications – Participation – Termination of participation in an infringement – Imposition of financial sanctions – Equal treatment – Ne bis in idem principle

19.08.2019

Right of appeal ‒ Water Act – Water resources management permit – Aarhus convention ‒ Economic zone – Environmental organisation – Foundation – Area of operation according to rules – Project's area of influence

05.07.2019

Extraordinary appeal – Annulment – Sámi Parliament elections – UN Human Rights Committee – ICCPR – Breach of an international convention – Preconditions for annulment – Inclusion in the electoral roll – Indigenous people – Definition of Sámi – Self-identification – Group acceptance – Overall evaluation

05.07.2019

Extraordinary appeal – Application for annulment – UN Human Rights Committee – ICCPR – Breach of an international convention – Preconditions for annulment – Sámi Parliament elections – Definition of Sámi – Inclusion in the electoral roll

12.02.2019

Matter concerning aliens – International protection – Asylum – Political opinion – Imprisonment – Unreasonable punishment – Turkey – Country information

17.12.2018

Data protection – Personal Data Act – Data Protection Directive – Personal data – Scope of application of the Personal Data Act – Personal data file – Controller – Right to privacy – Freedom of religion – Freedom of speech – Prohibition of discrimination – Jehovah’s Witnesses – Door-to-door preaching – Personal data collected in the course of preaching – Preliminary ruling

22.08.2018

Disqualification – Court – Objective impartiality – Administrative court referendary – Alien affair – International protection – Underlying permanent post – Finnish Immigration Service

22.08.2018

Disqualification – Court – Objective impartiality – Administrative court referendary – Alien affair – International protection – Underlying permanent post – Finnish Immigration Service

17.08.2018

Data protection – Personal data – Search service – Search with a person’s name – Unnecessary personal data – Information concerning health – Homicide – Right to be forgotten – Controller – Erasure of search results – Protection of privacy – Freedom of speech – Consideration of interests

05.07.2018

Electronic communications networks and services – Television and radio broadcasting – Market definition – Operator designated as having significant market power – Obligations imposed by national regulatory authority – Obligations for cost orientation of prices – Cost-oriented maximum pricing – A reasonable rate of return on adequate capital employed – Regulated activities – Unregulated activities

16.02.2018

State aid – SGEI – Fulfilment of the conditions for State aid – Economic advantage – Selectivity of the economic advantage – Emergency care service

07.03.2017

Public procurement – Definition of public contract – Requirement apply competitive tendering procedure – Horizontal cooperation – Principle of transparency and principle of equal treatment within the meaning of Article 49 and Article 56 TFEU – Competence of the Market Court – Emergency care service