X. v. AUSTRIA - 1452/62 [1963] ECHR 4 (18 December 1963)

The Commission unanimously rejects the Respondent Government's objections regarding time limits, incompatibility, and abuse of petition, finding the application admissible and within its competence to examine the conformity of the Provisional Act of 1956 with Article 4 ECHR as applied to the Applicant.

Citation: [1963] ECHR 4
Parties: Applicant: X.; Respondent: Austria
Jurisdiction: European Union
Judgment Date: 18 December 1963
Procedural Posture: Application to European Court of Human Rights / Commission Decision on Admissibility
Outcome: Application declared admissible; objections rejected
Legal Topics: Forced Labour, Compulsory Public Service, Right to Petition, Admissibility, Interpretation of Article 4 ECHR

Human Rights Law Constitutional Law Labour Law Forced Labour Compulsory Public Service Right to Petition Admissibility Interpretation of Article 4 ECHR

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Parties

Applicant

Austria

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to European Court of Human Rights / Commission Decision on Admissibility

Legal Issues

1 Whether compulsory public dental service constitutes 'forced or compulsory labour' under Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights
2 Whether the Provisional Act of 1956 violates Article 4 ECHR
3 Whether the application was filed within the six-month time limit

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Application declared admissible; objections rejected

Orders

Commission will examine the merits of the application regarding alleged violation of Article 4 ECHR