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European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI: 10.1163/157180909X430265 European Journal of Health Law 16 (2009) 185-196 brill.nl/ejhl S ELECTED L EGISLATION AND J URISPRUDENCE European Court of Human Rights * ECHR 2009/5 Case of Juppala v. Finland, 2 December 2008, no. 18620/03 (Fourth section) Th e facts On 20 July 2000 the applicant took her grandson, three years old at the time, to a doctor on account of a bruise on his back; she voiced concern that the injury had been caused by the boy’s father, T. She also informed the doctor that the boy had said that he had been punched. Th e doctor wrote in his report that the bruis- ing was consistent with a punch and that, on being interviewed, the boy had repeated that he had been hit by his father. Later that day, the doctor alerted the child protection services. On 26 April 2001 charges were brought against the applicant for defamation on the ground that she had given information to the doctor which implied that T. had assaulted his son and that she did not have reasonable cause to support her allegation. T. joined the proceedings in May 2001 claiming compensation for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Health Law Brill

European Court of Human Rights

European Journal of Health Law , Volume 16 (2): 185 – Jan 1, 2009

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Brill
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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0929-0273
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1571-8093
DOI
10.1163/157180909X430265
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI: 10.1163/157180909X430265 European Journal of Health Law 16 (2009) 185-196 brill.nl/ejhl S ELECTED L EGISLATION AND J URISPRUDENCE European Court of Human Rights * ECHR 2009/5 Case of Juppala v. Finland, 2 December 2008, no. 18620/03 (Fourth section) Th e facts On 20 July 2000 the applicant took her grandson, three years old at the time, to a doctor on account of a bruise on his back; she voiced concern that the injury had been caused by the boy’s father, T. She also informed the doctor that the boy had said that he had been punched. Th e doctor wrote in his report that the bruis- ing was consistent with a punch and that, on being interviewed, the boy had repeated that he had been hit by his father. Later that day, the doctor alerted the child protection services. On 26 April 2001 charges were brought against the applicant for defamation on the ground that she had given information to the doctor which implied that T. had assaulted his son and that she did not have reasonable cause to support her allegation. T. joined the proceedings in May 2001 claiming compensation for

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Published: Jan 1, 2009

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