MICALLEF v. MALTA / ECHR

Notes

Date	15/10/2009
AppNr	17056/06
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	34; 35; 35-1; 35-3; 41; 6; 6-1
Violated / NonViolated	6-1
Citations	6-1P1-1

Conclusions:

Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Preliminary objections dismissed (victim, non-exhaustion of domestic remedies, ratione materiae)
Violation of Art. 6-1

Keywords:

(art. 34) victim
(art. 35-1) exhaustion of domestic remedies
(art. 35-3) ratione materiae
(art. 6) civil proceedings
(art. 6-1) impartial tribunal

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Selected for publication in Reports of Judgments and Decisions
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH
Application Number	17056/06
Importance Level	1
Represented by	AZZOPARDI T.
Respondent State	Malta
Date of Judgment	15/10/2009
Applicability	Article 6 applicable
Conclusion	Preliminary objections dismissed (victim, non-exhaustion of domestic remedies, ratione materiae) ; Violation of Art. 6-1 ; Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Articles	6 ; 6-1 ; 34 ; 35 ; 35-1 ; 35-3 ; 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Articles 733, 734 § 1 (e) and 734 § 1 (f) of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure
Strasbourg Case Law	Aerts v. Belgium, 30 July 1998, Reports 1998-V ; Altun v. Germany, Décisions and rapports 36, § 32 ; APIS a.s. v. Slovakia (dec.), no. 39794/98, 13 January 2002 ; Bazorkina v. Russia, no. 69481/01, § 139, 27 July 2006 ; Biç and Others v. Turkey, no. 55955/00, § 23, 2 February 2006 ; Boca v. Belgium, no. 50615/99, ECHR 2002-IX ; Burden v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 13378/05, § 33, 29 April 2008 ; Castillo Algar v. Spain, 28 October 1998, § 45, Reports 1998-VIII ; Chmelír v. the Czech Republic, no. 64935/01, § 74, ECHR 2005-IV ; Coyne v. the United Kingdom, 24 September 1997, § 64, Reports 1997-V ; De Cubber v. Belgium, 26 October 1984, § 25 and § 26, Series A no. 86 ; Fairfield v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 24790/04, ECHR 2005-VI ; Ferrantelli and Santangelo v. Italy, 7 August 1996, § 58, Reports 1996-III ; Ferrazzini v. Italy [GC], no. 44759/98, §§ 24-31, ECHR 2001-VII ; Fey v. Austria, 24 February 1993, §§ 27, 28 and 30, Series A no. 255-A ; Folgerø and Others v. Norway [GC], no. 15472/02, § 100, ECHR 2007 ; Gülmez v. Turkey, no. 16330/02, § 28, 20 May 2008 ; J.S. and A.S. v. Poland, no. 40732/98, § 46, 24 May 2005 ; Jaffredou v. France (dec.), no. 39843/98, 15 December 1998 ; Karner v. Austria, no. 40016/98, §§ 25-28, ECHR 2003-IX ; König v. Germany, 28 June 1978, §§ 89-90, Series A no. 27 ; Kozacioglu v. Turkey [GC], no. 2334/03, § 40, 19 February 2009 ; Kress v. France [GC], no. 39594/98, § 90, ECHR 2001-VI ; Kyprianou v. Cyprus [GC], no. 73797/01, § 119 and § 121, ECHR 2005-XIII Libert v. Belgium (dec.), no. 44734/98, 8 July 2004 ; Malhous v. the Czech Republic (dec.), no. 33071/96, ECHR 2000-XII ; Mamatkoulov and Askarov v. Turkey [GC], nos. 46827/99 and 46951/99, § 121, ECHR 2005-I ; Marie-Louise Loyen and Bruneel v. France, no. 55929/00, § 29, 5 July 2005 ; Markass Car Hire Ltd v. Cyprus (dec.), no. 51591/99, 23 October 2001 ; Mennitto v. Italy [GC], no. 33804/96, § 23, ECHR 2000-X ; Mežnaric v. Croatia, no. 71615/01, § 27 and § 36, 15 July 2005 ; Miller and Others v. the United Kingdom, nos. 45825/99, 45826/99 and 45827/99, 26 October 2004 ; Okyay and Others v. Turkey, no. 36220/97, § 68, ECHR 2005-VII ; Pescador Valero v. Spain, no. 62435/00, §§ 24-29, ECHR 2003-VII ; Piersack v. Belgium, 1 October 1982, § 30 d), Series A no. 53 ; Pullar v. the United Kingdom, 10 June 1996, § 32 and § 38, Reports 1996-III ; Stran Greek Refineries and Stratis Andreadis v. Greece, 9 December 1994, § 39, Series A no. 301-B ; Raninen v. Finland, 16 December 1997, § 41, Reports des arrêts and décisions 1997-VIII ; Ressegatti v. Switzerland, no. 17671/02, § 25, 13 July 2006 ; Roche v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 32555/96, § 119, ECHR 2005-X ; Salduz v. Turkey [GC], no. 36391/02, § 51, 27 November 2008 ; Sanles Sanles v. Spain (dec.), no. 48335/99, ECHR 2000-XI ; Selmouni v. France [GC], no. 25803/94, § 74, ECHR 1999-V ; Verlagsgruppe News GmbH v. Austria (dec.), no. 62763/00, 16 January 2003 ; Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland ([GC], no. 63235/00, § 56 and § 61, ECHR 2007 ; Wettstein v. Switzerland, no. 33958/96, §§ 42, 43, 44 and 47, ECHR 2000-XII ; Wiot v. France (dec.), no. 43722/98, 15 March 2001 ; Zander v. Sweden, 25 November 1993, § 27, Series A no. 279-B ; Zarb Adami v. Malta (dec.), no. 17209/02, 24 May 2005
Keywords	"(Art. 34) VICTIM" "(Art. 35-1) EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES" "(Art. 35-3) RATIONE MATERIAE" "(Art. 6) CIVIL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) IMPARTIAL TRIBUNAL"

Application Documents 2

	42 MICALLEF v. MALTA 6-1 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	15/01/2008
	2 MICALLEF v. MALTA Court (Fourth Section) Decision (Partial)	05/09/2006

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