… In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by an
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
established
by
law
. ...”
Admissibility
The parties’ submissions
54. The Government submitted that Article 6 of the Convention was inapplicable in its civil aspect, as no “civil” rights were, in their view, at issue. …
… Lastly, the Court would refer to the general principles on the requirements of an “
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
” at the stages of the determination and review of a case, as described in Denisov (cited above, §§ 60‑65; with regard to the concept of a “tribunal
established
by
law
“, see Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland [GC], no. 26374/18, §§ 218-234, 1 December 2020).
(b) The approach to be adopted for the examination of the applicant’s complaints
92. …
… Accordingly, there has been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention on account of the breach of the principle that a case must be examined by a
tribunal
established
by
law
.
(ii) Other complaints under Article 6
106. The applicant argued that the proceedings in the HSYK concerning the impugned disciplinary sanction had not been compatible with the requirements of
independence
and
impartiality
. He further complained about the lack of reasoning of the decisions given in his case.
107. …