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issued by the Registrar of the Court   ECHR 304 (2023)   09.11.2023   Judgments and decisions of 9 November 2023   The European Court of Human Rights has today given notification in writing of 13 judgments1 and   ten decisions2:   two Chamber judgments are summarised below;   a separate press release has been issued for one Chamber judgment in the case of Legros and Others   v. France (application no. 72173/17 and 17 other applications);   a separate press release has also been issued for a decision in the case of Rivadulla Duró v. Spain   (no. 27925/21)   ten Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been examined by the Court, and   the nine other decisions can be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.   The judgments summarised below are available only in English.   Toivanen v. Finland (application no. 46131/19)   The applicant, Kari Risto Kalevi Toivanen, is a Finnish national who was born in 1958 and lives in   Sulkava (Finland). He is a lawyer licensed to act as counsel before the courts.   In connection to court proceedings he himself was involved in, he wrote emails to several judges and   judicial bodies, criticising them and asking them to take measures on his behalf. This led to the Board   on Trial Counsel (oikeudenkäyntiavustajalautakunta, rättegångsbiträdesnämnden) revoking his   licence to represent clients before the courts. The case concerns the applicant’s appeal against that   decision to the Helsinki Court of Appeal and that court’s subsequent decision to hear the case in its   extended composition.   Relying on Article 6 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicant   complains of bias against him in the Court of Appeal and of the alleged unlawful transfer of his case   to the extended composition of that court.   No violation of Article 6   Lang v. Ukraine (no. 49134/20)   The applicant, Craig Austin Lang, is a United States national who was born in 1990 and lives in Kyiv.   Mr Lang, who had previously served in the US army, fought with varying Ukrainian armed formations   for several periods between 2015-19. The case concerns the possible extradition of Mr Lang to the   US following requests by the US Government. He is wanted in the States of Florida, North Carolina   and Arizona and for a number of offences, including, among others, use and discharge of a firearm   during and in relation to a crime of violence resulting in murder; conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or   Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a judgment’s   delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of five   judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final   judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,   judgments delivered by a Committee are final.   Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.   Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution.   Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.   injure persons in a foreign country (specifically Venezuela); violation of the neutrality act; and   passport fraud.   Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) of the European Convention,   Mr Lang alleges that if extradited to the US, he would risk receiving a sentence of life imprisonment   without hope of release.   No violation of Article 3 if the applicant were to be extradited to the United States of America   This press release is a document produced by the Registry. It does not bind the Court. Decisions,   judgments and further information about the Court can be found on www.echr.coe.int. To receive   the Court’s press releases, please subscribe here: www.echr.coe.int/RSS/en or follow us on Twitter   @ECHR_CEDH.   Press contacts   [email protected] | tel.: +33 3 90 21 42 08   We would encourage journalists to send their enquiries via email.   Tracey Turner-Tretz (tel.: + 33 3 88 41 35 30)   Denis Lambert (tel.: + 33 3 90 21 41 09)   Inci Ertekin (tel.: + 33 3 90 21 55 30)   Neil Connolly (tel.: + 33 3 90 21 48 05)   Jane Swift (tel.: + 33 3 88 41 29 04)   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe member   States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.   2