LOULI-GEORGOPOULOU AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 28471/10 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section Committee)) French Text [2016] ECHR 7 (07 January 2016)

LOULI-GEORGOPOULOU AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 28471/10 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section Committee)) French Text [2016] ECHR 7 (07 January 2016)

The Court found that the duration of the applicants' criminal proceedings was excessive and violated Article 6 § 1. Furthermore, at the relevant time, Greek law did not provide an effective remedy for such complaints, violating Article 13.

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Citation
[2016] ECHR 7
Parties
Applicant: Dionysia Louli-Georgopoulou; Applicant: Mahmut Chasanoglou; Applicant: Panagiota Kalogianni; Applicant: Stamatina Karra; Respondent: Republic of Greece
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
European Court of Human Rights Application / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction)
Outcome
Violation found; compensation awarded
Legal Topics
Right to a Fair Trial, Effective Remedy, Reasonable Time Requirement, Excessive Duration of Proceedings
Human Rights Law Civil Procedure Right to a Fair Trial Effective Remedy Reasonable Time Requirement Excessive Duration of Proceedings

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Parties

Dionysia Louli-Georgopoulou

Applicant

Mahmut Chasanoglou

Applicant

Panagiota Kalogianni

Applicant

Stamatina Karra

Applicant

Republic of Greece

Respondent

Procedural Posture

European Court of Human Rights Application / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction)

  1. 1 Whether the duration of criminal proceedings violated Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within reasonable time)
  2. 2 Whether the absence of an effective remedy for excessive duration violated Article 13 (right to an effective remedy)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the duration of the applicants' criminal proceedings was excessive and violated Article 6 § 1. Furthermore, at the relevant time, Greek law did not provide an effective remedy for such complaints, violating Article 13.

Court Disposition

Violation found; compensation awarded

Orders

  • Applications joined and examined together
  • Government's unilateral declarations and requests to strike out rejected