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Procedural violations found in sexual violence claims: was A.J. and L.E. v. Spain a progressive judgment or a foregone conclusion?

February 03, 2026

By Alexander Hughes The scope of the positive obligation on State authorities to conduct an effective investigation into allegations of sexual violence has once again come before the European Court of Human Rights in A.J. and L.E. v. Spain. The case concerns a regrettably familiar fate for many young women. The applicants alleged that they […]