ANAGNOSTOPOULOS AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 39374/98 [2000] ECHR 515 (7 November 2000)

ANAGNOSTOPOULOS AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 39374/98 [2000] ECHR 515 (7 November 2000)

Legislative intervention via Law no. 2320/1995 influenced the judicial determination of applicants' pension claims, violating Article 6 § 1 right to a fair trial for applicants nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7; the length of proceedings for all applicants exceeded a reasonable time, violating Article 6 § 1.

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Citation
[2000] ECHR 515
Parties
Applicant: Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos; Applicant: Athanassios Anastassopoulos; Applicant: Vassilios Anastopoulos; Applicant: Constantinos Zarkadakis; Applicant: Dimitrios Pantazopoulos; Applicant: Alexandros Paraskevopoulos; Applicant: Christos Vassilopoulos; Respondent: Hellenic Republic
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
07 November 2000
Procedural Posture
Application to European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment
Outcome
Violation of Article 6 § 1 (fair trial for applicants 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; reasonable time for all applicants); no ruling on Article 13; partial award for non-pecuniary damages and costs; remainder of claim dismissed.
Legal Topics
Fair Trial, Reasonable Time, Judicial Interference, Effective Remedy
Human Rights Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Fair Trial Reasonable Time Judicial Interference Effective Remedy

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Parties

Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos

Applicant

Athanassios Anastassopoulos

Applicant

Vassilios Anastopoulos

Applicant

Constantinos Zarkadakis

Applicant

Dimitrios Pantazopoulos

Applicant

Alexandros Paraskevopoulos

Applicant

Christos Vassilopoulos

Applicant

Hellenic Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether legislative interference violated the right to a fair trial under Article 6 § 1
  2. 2 Whether the length of proceedings violated the right to a trial within a reasonable time under Article 6 § 1
  3. 3 Whether applicants had an effective remedy under Article 13

Ratio Decidendi

Legislative intervention via Law no. 2320/1995 influenced the judicial determination of applicants' pension claims, violating Article 6 § 1 right to a fair trial for applicants nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7; the length of proceedings for all applicants exceeded a reasonable time, violating Article 6 § 1.

Court Disposition

Violation of Article 6 § 1 (fair trial for applicants 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; reasonable time for all applicants); no ruling on Article 13; partial award for non-pecuniary damages and costs; remainder of claim dismissed.

Orders

  • Respondent State to pay GRD 1,000,000 to applicants 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 for non-pecuniary damage.
  • Respondent State to pay GRD 500,000 to applicants 1 and 3 for non-pecuniary damage.