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Machalikashvili and Others v. Georgia: The Critical Importance of the Burden and Standard of Proof to Human Rights Adjudication

March 17, 2023

Christopher Roberts Machalikashvili and Others v. Georgia concerned the killing of T.M. by members of the Counter-Terrorism Department of the State Security Service (‘SSS’) of Georgia on 26 December 2017. The precise circumstances in which this killing took place, as well as the integrity and comprehensiveness of the investigation subsequently conducted into the killing, were […]