Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Denmark) - Høyesterett/Høgsterett (Corte suprema) (Norvegia)

Date: 09/10/2019

Subject: The decision of the Høyesterett/Høgsterett (Supreme Court), deemed applicable article 311 of the Criminal Code, concerning the depiction of sexual abuse of children or depiction which “sexualises” children (Depiction of sexual abuse of children or depiction which sexualises children), to the import of a inflatable doll with a minor’s features: the Court rejected the claimant’s objections based on the incompatibility of such norm with article 7 of the ECHR (Nulla poena sine lege)

Parties: A

Original language: English

Classification: Equality - Art. 24 Children’s rights - Justice - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)

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