LARIE AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA - 54153/08 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 320 (25 March 2014)

LARIE AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA - 54153/08 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 320 (25 March 2014)

Romanian authorities failed to conduct a prompt and effective investigation into the deaths of the applicants' relatives, as required by Article 2 of the Convention, due to investigative delays, procedural deficiencies, and lack of diligence, resulting in a violation of the procedural limb of Article 2.

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Citation
[2014] ECHR 320
Parties
Applicant: Gheorghe Larie; Applicant: Anamaria Eugenia Larie; Applicant: Reghina Grigorov (substituted by Vasilina Grigorov); Respondent: Government of Romania
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Chamber Judgment (european Court of Human Rights) / Final Judgment
Outcome
Violation of Article 2 (procedural limb) of the European Convention on Human Rights; other complaints inadmissible.
Legal Topics
Right to Life, Procedural Obligations Under Article 2 ECHR, Effective Investigation, State Responsibility, Remedies for Procedural Violations
Human Rights Law Criminal Procedure Right to Life Procedural Obligations Under Article 2 ECHR Effective Investigation State Responsibility Remedies for Procedural Violations

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Parties

Gheorghe Larie

Applicant

Anamaria Eugenia Larie

Applicant

Reghina Grigorov (substituted by Vasilina Grigorov)

Applicant

Government of Romania

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Chamber Judgment (european Court of Human Rights) / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Romanian authorities conducted a prompt and effective investigation into the deaths of the applicants' relatives as required by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Ratio Decidendi

Romanian authorities failed to conduct a prompt and effective investigation into the deaths of the applicants' relatives, as required by Article 2 of the Convention, due to investigative delays, procedural deficiencies, and lack of diligence, resulting in a violation of the procedural limb of Article 2.

Court Disposition

Violation of Article 2 (procedural limb) of the European Convention on Human Rights; other complaints inadmissible.

Orders

  • State must pay each applicant (Gheorghe Larie, Anamaria Larie, Vasilina Grigorov) 12,000 EUR for non-pecuniary damage within three months, plus applicable tax, convertible to national currency at the date of payment.
  • Interest at the marginal lending facility rate of the European Central Bank plus three percentage points for late payment.