The European Court of Human Rights ruled on 28 October 1999 in the case Wille v. Liechtenstein that the government of Liechtenstein had violated Articles 10 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
The judicial system in Burkina Faso is weak and remains under the control of the executive power, despite the fact that the Constitution guarantees its independence. Impunity in the country is still a widespread phenomenon.
For the first time in Chadian history a Supreme Court and a Constitutional Council officially began to function on 28 April 1999. The government continued to use the judicial system to harass members of opposition parties.
The judicial system is subject to the military regime and is used to support a policy of repression.
Frequent allegations of threats, intimidation and attacks on judges and prosecutors, as well as an ineffective or insufficient system of protection within the judiciary for those targeted by such threats, are the main obstacles for the independence of the judiciary in Guatemala.
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