Case 47_95
47_95 substantive_scope
95. The Commission's case-law establishes that the right to freedom
of peaceful assembly, which is a fundamental right in a democratic
society, is guaranteed to everyone who has the intention of organising
a peaceful demonstration (see eg. No. 8440/78, D.R. 21 p. 138). The
applicants' intention to hold a peaceful rally was not disputed in the
domestic proceedings. The Commission finds that the refusal of
permission to the applicants to hold their rally in Trafalgar Square
constitutes a restriction on their rights as guaranteed under the first
paragraph of Article 11 (Art. 11).