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Courts Act (Estonia)

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Country: Estonia
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

Targeted professionals: Judges

Professional Secrecy Provisions

Conditions for disclosing information

§ 71. Duty of confidentiality (2) A judge may disclose facts to which the duty of confidentiality applies in judicial proceedings or pre-trial procedure in criminal matters only with the permission of the Supreme Court en banc.

(3) In order to obtain the permission specified in subsection (2) of this section, the court or investigative agency conducting the proceeding or a judge bound by the duty of confidentiality may address the Supreme Court en banc.

Existence of disciplinary sanctions in case of non-reporting

Not specified. In cases of FGM, the Penal Code might be used:

§ 307. Failure to report crime

(1) Failure to report commission by another person of a criminal offence in the first degree is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 3 years’ imprisonment.

Source

Direct source

Additional information

Date of entering into force

29/07/2002

Information collecting point

Criminal proceedings are conducted by courts, Prosecutor's Offices and investigative bodies

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
Estonian
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
professional secrecy provisions