MIZZI v. MALTA View

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Date	12/01/2006
AppNr	26111/02
Body	Court (First Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	14+6-1; 14+8; 41; 6-1; 8
Violated / NonViolated	6-1814
Citations	66-1814P1-18

Conclusions:

Costs and expenses partial award - Convention proceedings
Non-pecuniary damage - financial award
Preliminary objection dismissed (estoppel)
Violation of Art. 14+6-1
Violation of Art. 14+8
Violation of Art. 6-1
Violation of Art. 8

Keywords:

(art. 14) comparable situation
(art. 14) discrimination
(art. 14) objective and reasonable justification
(art. 6-1) access to court
(art. 6-1) civil rights and obligations
(art. 8-1) respect for family life
(art. 8-1) respect for private life

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (First Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	ENGLISH
Application Number	26111/02
Importance Level	2
Represented by	FARRUGIA, Marse-Ann, lawyer, St. Venera
Respondent State	Malta
Date of Introduction	05/07/2002
Date of Judgment	12/01/2006
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed (estoppel) ; Violation of Art. 6-1 ; Violation of Art. 8 ; Violation of Art. 14+6-1 and 14+8 ; Non-pecuniary damage - financial award ; Costs and expenses partial award - Convention proceedings
Articles	6-1; 8; 14+6-1; 14+8; 41
Separate Opinions	No
Law at Issue	Civil Code, Articles 67, 70, 72-73, 77, 616 and 620
Strasbourg Case Law	Application no. 2991/64, Yearbook, Vol. 15, pp. 478-500 ; B.H. v. Austria (dec.), no. 19345/92, 14 October 1992 ; Bellet v. France, judgment of 4 December 1995, Series A no. 333-B, p. 42, § 36 ; Belziuk v. Poland, judgment of 25 March 1998, Reports 1998-II, p. 573, § 49 ; Cianetti v. Italy, no. 55634/00, § 56, 22 April 2004 ; Cordova v. Italy (No. 1), no. 40877/98, §§ 48, 52, 54, 57, ECHR 2003-I ; Craxi v. Italy, no. 34896/97, § 115, 5 December 2002 ; De Jorio v. Italy, no. 73936/01, § 45, 3 June 2004 ; Fayed v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 21 September 1994, Series A no. 294 B, pp. 49-50, § 65 ; Fretté v. France, no. 36515/97, § 34, ECHR 2002-I ; Hokkanen v. Finland, judgment of 23 September 1994, Series A no. 299-A, p. 20, § 55 ; James and Others v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 21 February 1986, Series A no. 98, pp. 46-47, § 81 ; Johnston and Others v. Ireland, judgment of 18 December 1986, Series A no. 112, pp. 24-25, § 53 ; K. et T. v. Finland [GC], no. 25702/94, § 145, ECHR 2001-VII ; Karlheinz Schmidt v. Germany, judgment of 18 July 1994, Series A no. 291-B, p. 32, § 22 ; Keegan v. Ireland, judgment of 26 May 1994, Series A no. 290, §§ 49, 68 ; Khalfaoui v. France, no. 34791/97, §§ 35-36, ECHR 1999-IX ; Kroon and others v. the Netherlands, judgment of 27 October 1994, Series A no. 297-C, §§ 31, 40 ; Lebbink v. the Netherlands, judgment of 1 June 2004, no. 45582/99, § 48 ; M.B. v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 22920/93, 6 April 1994 ; Mikulic v. Croatia, no. 53176/99, §§ 56-66, ECHR 2002-I ; Miragall Escolano and others v. Spain, no. 38366/97, § 33, CEDH 2000-I ; N.C. v. Italy [GC], no. 24952/94, § 44, ECHR 2002-X ; Nikolova v. Bulgaria, no. 31195/96, § 79, ECHR 1999-II ; Nylund v. Finland (dec.), no. 27110/95, 29 June 1999 ; Osman v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 28 October 1998, Reports 1998-VIII, p. 3166, § 136 ; Osu v. Italy, no. 36534/97, § 32, 11 July 2002 ; Padovani v. Italy, judgment of 26 February 1993, Series A no. 257-B, p. 20, § 24 ; Papon v. France, no. 54210/00, § 90, ECHR 2002-VII ; Pérez de Rada Cavanilles v. Spain, judgment of 28 October 1998, Reports 1998-VIII, p. 3255, § 45 ; Pla and Puncernau v. Andorra, no. 69498/01, § 61, 14 July 2004 ; Powell and Rayner v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 21 February 1990, Series A no. 172, p. 16, § 36 ; Prokopovich v. Russia, no. 58255/00, § 29, 18 November 2004 ; Rasmussen v. Denmark, judgment of 28 November 1984, Series A no. 87, §§ 24, 32, 33, 35, 41, 42 ; Rasmussen v. Denmark, no. 8777/79, Commission's report of 5 July 1983, Series A no. 87, p. 24, § 75 ; Sakkopoulos v. Greece, no. 61828/00, § 59, 15 January 2004 ; Van Raalte v. the Netherlands, judgment of 21 February 1997, Reports 1997-I, p. 184, § 33 ; Waite and Kennedy v. Germany [GC], no. 26083/94, §§ 58, 64, ECHR 1999-I ; Werner v. Austria, judgment of 24 November 1997, Reports 1997-VII, p. 2507, § 34 ; X v. the United Kingdom, no. 5269/71, Yearbook, Vol. 15, pp. 564-574 ; Yildirim v. Austria (dec.), no. 34308/96, 19 October 1999
Keywords	"(Art. 14) COMPARABLE SITUATION" "(Art. 14) DISCRIMINATION" "(Art. 14) OBJECTIVE AND REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION" "(Art. 6-1) ACCESS TO COURT" "(Art. 6-1) CIVIL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS" "(Art. 8-1) RESPECT FOR FAMILY LIFE" "(Art. 8-1) RESPECT FOR PRIVATE LIFE"

Application Documents 1

MIZZI v. MALTA

Court (First Section) Decision

09/12/2004

References 36

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	14 DE JORIO v. ITALY 6-1 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	03/06/2004
	18 LEBBINK v. THE NETHERLANDS 8 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	01/06/2004
	81 SAKKAPOULOS v. GREECE 6-1, 3 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	15/01/2004
	24 CORDOVA v. ITALY (No. 1) 6-1 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	30/01/2003
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	14 OSU v. ITALY 6-1 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	11/07/2002
	51 FRETTE v. FRANCE 6-1, 14, 8 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	26/02/2002
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	58 MIKULIC v. CROATIA Court (Fourth Section) Decision	07/12/2000
	126 K. AND T. v. FINLAND 8, 13 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/04/2000
	88 MIRAGALL ESCOLANO AND OTHERS v. SPAIN 6-1 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits)	25/01/2000
	75 KHALFAOUI v. FRANCE 6-1 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	14/12/1999
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	110 WAITE AND KENNEDY v. GERMANY 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	18/02/1999
	208 OSMAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-1, 2, 8 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/10/1998
	116 PÉREZ DE RADA CAVANILLES v. SPAIN 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/10/1998
	101 BELZIUK v. POLAND 6 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/03/1998
	52 WERNER v. AUSTRIA 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	24/11/1997
	92 VAN RAALTE v. THE NETHERLANDS 14, P1-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/02/1997
	71 BELLET v. FRANCE 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	04/12/1995
	67 KROON AND OTHERS v. THE NETHERLANDS 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/10/1994
	216 HOKKANEN v. FINLAND 8, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	23/09/1994
	152 FAYED v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	21/09/1994
	102 KARLHEINZ SCHMIDT v. GERMANY 14, 4-3-d Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	18/07/1994
	172 KEEGAN v. IRELAND 8, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	26/05/1994
	12 M.B. v. THE UNITED KINGDOM Commission (First Chambe… Decision	06/04/1994
	134 PADOVANI v. ITALY 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	26/02/1993
	3 B.H. v. AUSTRIA COMMISSION Decision	14/10/1992
	285 POWELL AND RAYNER v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 13 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	21/02/1990
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	90 RASMUSSEN v. DENMARK 6, 14, 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	28/11/1984

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	4 BACKLUND v. FINLAND 8 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits)	06/07/2010
	2 GRONMARK v. FINLAND 8 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits)	06/07/2010
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