Ruling no 155 of 17 February 2021 (19-24.780) – Cour de cassation (Court of Cassation) – First Civil Chamber – ECLI:FR:CCASS:2021:C100155 – Freedom of expression and right to respect for private life : balancing these rights under the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights – The recall of a criminal conviction, even if pronounced publicly, is likely infringing private life. Referral through a hypertext link of an obituary already published on another website does not exclude the existence of an infringement of privacy.

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