DEMIR AND BAYKARA v. TURKEY View

Notes

Date	12/11/2008
AppNr	34503/97
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	11; 29-3; 35-3; 41
Violated / NonViolated	11
Citations	23456-16-3-c8914P1-1P1-324

Conclusions:

Damage - award
Non-pecuniary damage - award
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (ratione materiae)
Violations of Art. 11

Keywords:

(art. 11-1) form and join trade unions
(art. 11-1) freedom of association
(art. 11-2) interference
(art. 11-2) members of administration
(art. 11-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 11-2) prevention of disorder
(art. 35-3) ratione materiae
positive obligations

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	34503/97
Importance Level	1
Represented by	KARADUMAN S.
Respondent State	Turkey
Date of Judgment	12/11/2008
Conclusion	Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (ratione materiae) ; Violations of Art. 11 ; Damage - award ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	11 ; 29-3 ; 35-3 ; 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Law no. 4688 on civil servants’ trade unions, 25 June 2001
Strasbourg Case Law	Aerts v. Belgium, 30 July 1998, § 42, Reports 1998-V ; Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 35763/97, §§ 55, 60, ECHR 2001-XI ; Bekos and Koutropoulos v. Greece, no. 15250/02, §§ 33-36, ECHR 2005-... (extracts) ; Blecic v. Croatia [GC], no. 59532/00, §§ 63-69, ECHR 2006-... ; Bosphorus Hava Yollari Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (Bosphorus Airways) v. Ireland [GC], no. 45036/98, § 150, ECHR 2005-VI ; Christine Goodwin v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 28957/95, ECHR 2002-VI ; Çiloglu and Others v. Turkey, no. 73333/01, § 17, 6 March 2007 ; Cobzaru v. Romania, no. 48254/99, §§ 49-50 ; Council of Civil Service Unions and Others v. Royaume uni, no. 11603/85, decision de la Commission du 20 January 1987, Décisions and rapports 50, p. 256 ; D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 57325/00, §§ 59-65, 184, 192, 200 and 205, ECHR 2007-... ; Dicle pour le Party de la démocratie (DEP) v. Turkey, no. 25141/94, § 78, 10 December 2002 ; Emonet and Others v. Switzerland, no. 39051/03, §§ 65-66, ECHR 2007-... ; Fogarty v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 37112/97, ECHR 2001-XI ; Francesco Schettini and Others v. Italy (dec.), no. 29529/95, 9 November 2000 ; Glass v. the United Kingdom, no. 61827/00, § 75, ECHR 2004-II ; Golder v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1975, §§ 29, 35, Series A no. 18 ; Gustafsson v. Sweden, § 45, Reports 1996-II ; Hatton and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 36022/97, § 98, ECHR 2003-VIII ; Ivanova v. Bulgaria, no. 52435/99, §§ 65-66, ECHR 2007-... ; Johnston and Others v. Ireland, 18 December 1986, § 51 and suivants, Series A no. 112 ; Kadikis v. Latvia (no. 2), no. 62393/00, § 52, 4 May 2006 ; Kalashnikov v. Russia, no. 47095/99, § 97, ECHR 2002-VI ; Lithgow and Others v. the United Kingdom, 8 July 1986, §§ 114 and 117, Series A no. 102 ; Mamatkoulov and Askarov v. Turkey [GC], nos. 46827/99 and 46951/99, § 121, ECHR 2005-I ; Marckx v. Belgium, judgment of 13 June 1979, §§ 20 and 41, Series A no. 31 ; McElhinney v. Ireland [GC], no. 31253/96, ECHR 2001-XI ; Nazarenko v. Ukraine, no. 39483/98, §§ 94-102, 29 April 2003 ; Öneryildiz v. Turkey [GC], no. 48939/99, §§ 59, 71, 90 and 93, ECHR 2004-XII ; Party conservateur russe des entrepreneurs and Others v. Russia, nos. 55066/00 and 55638/00, §§ 70-73, ECHR 2007-... ; Party nationaliste basque - Organisation régionale d’Iparralde v. France, no. 71251/01, §§ 45-52, ECHR 2007-... ; Party présidentiel de Mordovie v. Russia, no. 65659/01, § 37, 5 October 2004 ; Pini and Others v. Romania, nos. 78028/01 and 78030/01, §§ 139 and 144, ECHR 2004-V (extracts) ; Refah Partisi (Party de la prospérité) and Others v. Turkey [GC], nos. 41340/98, 41342/98, 41343/98 and 41344/98, § 100, ECHR 2003-II ; Saadi v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 13229/03, § 62, ECHR 2008-... ; Schmidt and Dahlström v. Sweden, judgment of 6 February 1976, §§ 34, 36, Series A no. 21 ; Selmouni v. France [GC], no. 25803/94, § 101, ECHR 1999-V ; Sidiropoulos and Others v. Greece, 10 July 1998, § 40, Reports 1998-IV ; Sigurður A. Sigurjónsson v. Iceland, 30 June 1993, § 35, Series A no. 264 ; Siliadin v. France, 26 October 2005, no. 73316/01, §§ 85-87, 89, ECHR 2005-VII ; Slimani v. France, no. 57671/00, §§ 22 and suiv., ECHR 2004-IX (extracts) ; Soering v. Royaume Uni, judgment of 7 July 1989, § 102, Series A no. 161 ; Sørensen and Rasmussen v. Denmark [GC], nos. 52562/99 and 52620/99, §§ 58, 72-75, ECHR 2006-... ; Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom (dec.) [GC], nos. 65731/01 and 65900/01, §§ 47-48, ECHR 2005-X ; National Union of Belgian Police v. Belgium, 27 October 1975, §§ 38, 39, Series A no. 19 ; Swedish Engine Drivers'Union v. Sweden, 6 February 1976, §§ 37, 39, 40, Series A no. 20 ; Taskin and Others v. Turkey, no. 49517/99, §§ 99 and 119, 4 December 2003 ; Tüm Haber Sen and Çinar v. Turkey, no. 28602/95, §§ 29, 33-40, 50, ECHR 2006-... ; UNISON v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 53574/99, ECHR 2002-I ; Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland [GC], no. 63235/00, § 56, ECHR 2007-... ; Vo v. France [GC], no. 53924/00, § 82, ECHR 2004-VIII ; Wilson, National Union of Journalists and Others v. the United Kingdom, nos. 30668/96, 30671/96 and 30678/96, §§ 41, 44, ECHR 2002-V ; Witold Litwa v. Poland, no. 26629/95, §§ 57-59, ECHR 2000-III ; Yazar and Others v. Turkey, nos. 22723/93, 22724/93 and 22725/93, § 51, ECHR 2002-II
External Sources	Articles 31 to 33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties ; Article 8-2 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ; Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; Article 2 of Convention No. 87 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise ; Individual Observation to the Turkish Government concerning Convention No. 87, adopted in 2005, the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations ; ILO Committee on Freedom of Association ; Article 5 and 6-2 of the European Social Charter (revised) ; Principle no. 8 of Recommendation No. R (2000) 6 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the status of public officials in Europe ; Article 12(1) and 28 of the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights ; Article 6 of the ILO Convention No. 98 concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively ; Article 1-1 of the ILO Convention No. 151 concerning Protection of the Right to Organise and Procedures for Determining Conditions of Employment in the Public Service
Keywords	"(Art. 11-1) FORM AND JOIN TRADE UNIONS" "(Art. 11-1) FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION" "(Art. 11-2) INTERFERENCE" "(Art. 11-2) MEMBERS OF ADMINISTRATION" "(Art. 11-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 11-2) PREVENTION OF DISORDER" "(Art. 35-3) RATIONE MATERIAE" "POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS"

Application Documents 2

	11 DEMIR AND BAYKARA v. TURKEY 11 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/11/2006
	1 DEMIR et BAYKARA contre la TURQUIE Court (Third Section) Decision	23/09/2004

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Application Documents 2

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