TRIFUNOVSKI v. NORTH MACEDONIA and 2 other applications

Published on 19 May 2025   SECOND SECTION Applications nos. 5074/20, 39826/20 and 49303/20 Miroslav TRIFUNOVSKI against North Macedonia and 2 other applications (see list in the appendix)   The Subject matter of the cases and the initial questions to the parties, published on 7 February 2022 and 13 February 2023 respectively, are available in HUDOC. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.  Did the proceedings for the applicants’ dismissal (and, in application no. 49303/20, for the applicants’ temporary suspension) before the State Judicial Council (“the SJC”) and the Appeal Panel set up within the Supreme Court comply with the institutional requirements of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (see, mutatis mutandis, Cotora v. Romania, no. 30745/18, §§ 34-44, 17 January 2023; Eminağaoğlu v. Turkey, no. 76521/12, §§ 95-99, 9 March 2021; and Ramos Nunes de Carvalho e Sá v. Portugal [GC], nos. 55391/13 and 2 others, §§ 131 et seq., 6 November 2018)?   2.  Did the Appeal Panels have “full jurisdiction” to review the decisions of the SJC for the applicants’ dismissal (see Oleksandr Volkov v. Ukraine, no. 21722/11, §§ 123-29, ECHR 2013)?     APPENDIX   List of applications   No. Application no. Case name Lodged on Communicated on 1. 5074/20 Trifunovski v. North Macedonia   15/01/2020   18/01/2022   2. 39826/20 Jakshovski v. North Macedonia   02/09/2020 3. 49303/20 Vangelovski and Stojkovska v. North Macedonia   27/10/2020   23/01/2023