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THIRD SECTION
CASE OF USMANOV v. RUSSIA
(Application no. 43936/18)
JUDGMENT
Art 8 • Expulsion • Respect for family life • Disproportionate and arbitrary 
annulment of applicant’s citizenship for omission of information about 
siblings, when applying ten years earlier • Two-pronged approach for 
examining deprivation of citizenship • 1. Measure constituting an 
interference with Art 8, in light of 
consequences 
of the annulment for the 
applicant • 2. Measure 
arbitrary
, given lack of clarity of domestic law, its 
excessively formalistic approach, and inadequate procedural safeguards • 
Absence of a balancing exercise carried out by authorities
Art 8 • Respect for private life • Unjustified expulsion of applicant from 
Russian territory • No explanation for why the applicant was considered a 
national security threat • Failure in domestic proceedings to balance the 
interests at stake, taking into account Court general principles
STRASBOURG
22 December 2020
This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the 
Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

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