Comments on the Judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Tsaava and Others v. Georgia on 11 December 2025. Kinetic Impact Projectiles, Journalistic Protection and Effective Investigations in Crisis Situations

Robert Tabaszewski

doi:10.21697/2026.15.1.07

Opublikowane: 2026-06-26

Tom 15 Nr 1 (2026)

Comments on the Judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Tsaava and Others v. Georgia on 11 December 2025. Kinetic Impact Projectiles, Journalistic Protection and Effective Investigations in Crisis Situations

Robert Tabaszewski

Polish Review of International and European Law

Dział: Case comments

https://doi.org/10.21697/2026.15.1.07

Abstrakt

The commentary addresses the landmark judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Tsaava and Others v. Georgia, delivered on 11 December 2025. It demonstrates that the judgment represents a significant step in the progressive proceduralisation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), while simultaneously highlighting the conflict and inherent tension between the obligation to protect human rights and the imperative of public security. The commentary contends that the central focus of the Court’s reasoning lies in the state’s positive obligations to establish minimum regulatory standards governing the use of kinetic impact projectiles by the police in public assembly management operations. It provides a critical analysis of the Court’s findings regarding protective measures for journalists and the duty to conduct effective investigations into suspected misconduct by police officers. Finally, the commentary examines the broader implications of the judgment for state obligations in managing assemblies during crisis situations in the post-COVID era.

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use of force, freedom of assembly, kinetic impact projectiles, journalistic protection, effective investigations, crisis situations

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Tabaszewski, R. (2026). Comments on the Judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Tsaava and Others v. Georgia on 11 December 2025. Kinetic Impact Projectiles, Journalistic Protection and Effective Investigations in Crisis Situations . Polish Review of International and European Law, 15(1), 207–225. https://doi.org/10.21697/2026.15.1.07

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