France du 31 mars 1992, série A n° 234-C, p. 98, par. 28 ; en ce qui concerne la notion de "matière pénale", voir notamment les arrêts Engel et autres c.

     Pour déterminer si l'article 6 (art. 6) entrait en jeu sous son aspect pénal, la Cour aura égard aux trois critères alternatifs fixés par sa jurisprudence (arrêts Engel et autres

principe, il n’appartient pas à la Cour de comparer les diverses décisions rendues – même dans des litiges de prime abord voisins ou connexes – par des tribunaux dont l’indépendance s’impose à elle ( Engel

to the competent national authorities to decide upon the relevance of proposed evidence, in so far as this is compatible with the concept of a fair trial, which dominates the whole of Article 6 (see Engel

Court HR, Engel and Others v. the Netherlands judgment of 8 June 1976, Series A no. 22, p. 38, para. 90) or to extenuating or aggravating circumstances.

Prosecutor T., the Court would observe that States are free to designate as a criminal offence an act or omission not constituting the normal exercise of a right protected by the Convention (see the Engel

  D.H., arrêt Engel et autres du 8 juin 1976, série A n° 22, p. 35, par. 82).

H, arrêt Engel du 8 juin 1986, série A n° 22, par. 69).   Conclusion   45.

Belgique du 18 novembre 1970, série A n° 12, p. 40, par. 76 ; Engel et autres c. Pays-Bas du 8 juin 1976, série A n° 22, p. 32, par. 77 ; Iribarne Perez c.

Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, § 170, ECHR 2000‑IV), and only a narrow interpretation of those exceptions is consistent with the aim of that provision (see Engel and Others v. the Netherlands , 8 June 1976,

H., arrêt Engel du 8 juin 1976, série A n° 22, p. 34, par. 81).

D.H., arrêt Engel du 8 juin 1976, série A n° 22, pp. 38-39, par. 91 et arrêt Vidal précité, par. 33).

Greece , no. 28524/95, §§ 67-68 and 74, ECHR 2001–III; and Engel v. Hungary , no. 46857/06, § 26, 20 May 2010). 29.

  10615/83, Commission decision of 3 July 1984, D.R. 38, pp. 213-215), Engel and Others v.

witnesses; he must, in addition, support his request by explaining why it is important for the witnesses concerned to be heard and their evidence must be necessary for the establishment of the truth (see Engel

Switzerland , 12 July 1988, §   46, Series   A no. 140, and Engel and Others v. the Netherlands , 8 June 1976, §   91, Series A no. 22), the Court considers that the above considerations

the Government, between 8 and 11 p.m. on 8 October 2016 three mobile groups of officers of the Chechen law-enforcement agencies and the Dagestan CTC were checking cars on the road between Gersel and Engel-Yurt

  34952/07, §   24, 18   September 2018) or, in some circumstances, military rank (see   Engel and Others v.   the Netherlands , 8   June 1976, § 72, Series A no.

    In order to determine whether Article 6 is applicable under its “criminal” head, the Court will have regard to the three alternative criteria laid down in its case-law (see Engel and Others