Hearsay Evidence under the Council of Europe Framework and ECtHR Case Law.

The European Convention on Human Rights does not codify a stand‑alone “hearsay rule” comparable to common‑law exclusionary doctrines. Instead, the European Court of Human Rights assesses whether admitting and relying on out‑of‑court statements (and other “untested” evidence) complied with the overall fairness requirement in Article 6 § 1, read together with the right to examine witnesses in Article 6ContinueContinue reading “Hearsay Evidence under the Council of Europe Framework and ECtHR Case Law.”