Case 41_65
41_65 foreseeability
65. The Court reiterates that one of the requirements flowing from the
expression “prescribed by law” is the foreseeability of the measure
concerned. A rule cannot be regarded as “law” unless it is formulated with
sufficient precision to enable the citizen to regulate his conduct: he must be
able – if need be with appropriate advice – to foresee, to a degree that is
reasonable in the circumstances, the consequences which a given action
may entail (see, for example, Rekvényi v. Hungary [GC], no. 25390/94,
§ 34, ECHR 1999-III).