HUSEYN AND OTHERS v. AZERBAIJAN / ECHR

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Date	26/07/2011
AppNr	35485/05; 35680/05; 36085/05; 45553/05
Body	Court (First Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	35; 35-1; 41; 6; 6-1; 6-2; 6-3; 6-3-b; 6-3-c; 6-3-d
Violated / NonViolated	6-16-26-3-b6-3-c6-3-d

Conclusions:

Non-pecuniary damage - award
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies)
Remainder inadmissible
Violation of Art. 6-1
Violation of Art. 6-2
Violation of Art. 6-3-b
Violation of Art. 6-3-c
Violation of Art. 6-3-d

Keywords:

(art. 6) criminal proceedings
(art. 6-1) equality of arms
(art. 6-1) fair hearing
(art. 6-1) impartial tribunal
(art. 6-2) presumption of innocence
(art. 6-3) rights of defence
(art. 6-3-b) adequate facilities
(art. 6-3-b) adequate time
(art. 6-3-c) defence through legal assistance
(art. 6-3-d) examination of witnesses

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (First Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	ENGLISH
Application Number	35485/05 ; 35680/05 ; 36085/05 ; 45553/05
Importance Level	2
Represented by	AGAYEV F. ; HAJILI R. ; ALIYEV I.
Respondent State	Azerbaijan
Date of Judgment	26/07/2011
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies) ; Remainder inadmissible ; Violation of Art. 6-1 and 6-3-b; Violation of Art. 6-1 and 6-3-c; Violation of Art. 6-1 and 6-3-d ; Violation of Art. 6-2 ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	6 ; 6-1 ; 6-2 ; 6-3 ; 6-3b ; 6-3c ; 6-3d ; 35 ; 35-1 ; 41
Separate Opinions	No
Law at Issue	Articles 107, 109, 339-342, 455 and 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Strasbourg Case Law	Abbasov v. Azerbaijan, no. 24271/05, §§ 41-42, 17 January 2008 ; Adolf v. Austria, 26 March 1982, §§ 38-40, Series A no. 49 ; Akdivar and Others v. Turkey, 16 September 1996, §§ 65-66 and 69, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-IV ; Allan v. the United Kingdom, no. 48539/99, ECHR 2002-IX ; Allenet de Ribemont v. France, 10 February 1995, Series A no. 308 ; Artico v. Italy, 13 May 1980, §§ 33-37, Series A no. 37 ; Asch v. Austria, 26 April 1991, § 27, Series A no. 203 ; Barberà, Messegué and Jabardo v. Spain, 6 December 1988, §§ 68 et seq., Series A no. 146 ; Brandstetter v. Austria, 28 August 1991, §§ 66-67, Series A no. 211 ; Butkevicius v. Lithuania, no. 48297/99, § 49, ECHR 2002-II). ; Bykov v. Russia [GC], no. 4378/02, § 95, ECHR 2009-... ; C.G.P. v. the Netherlands, no. 29835/96, Commission decision of 15 January 1997 ; Can v. Austria, no. 9300/81, Commission report of 12 July 1984, § 53, Series A no. 96 ; Connolly v. the United Kingdom, no. 27245/95, Commission decision of 26 June 1996 ; Daktaras v. Lithuania, no. 42095/98, §§ 41-43, ECHR 2000-X ; Dayanan v. Turkey, no. 7377/03, §§ 32-33, ECHR 2009-... ; De Cubber v. Belgium, 26 October 1984, Series A no. 86 ; Dombo Beheer B.V. v. the Netherlands, 27 October 1993, §§ 32-33, Series A no. 274 ; Edwards v. the United Kingdom, 16 December 1992, § 39, Series A no. 247-B ; Ezelin v. France, 26 April 1991, § 53, Series A no. 202 ; F.C.B. v. Italy, 28 August 1991, § 29, Series A no. 208-B ; Fatullayev v. Azerbaijan, no. 40984/07, §§ 45 and 153, 22 April 2010 ; Fey v. Austria, 24 February 1993, Series A no. 255-A ; Foucher v. France, 18 March 1997, §§ 31-38, Reports 1997-II ; G. v. the Federal Republic of Germany, no. 13079/87, Commission decision of 6 March 1989 ; García Ruiz v. Spain [GC], no. 30544/96, § 26, ECHR 1999-I ; Goddi v. Italy, 9 April 1984, § 31, Series A no. 76 ; Hanževacki v. Croatia, no. 17182/07, § 25, 16 April 2009 ; Hauschildt v. Denmark, 24 May 1989, § 47, Series A no. 154 ; Hiro Balani v. Spain, 9 December 1994, § 27, Series A no. 303-B ; Imbrioscia v. Switzerland, 24 November 1993, § 36, Series A no. 275 ; Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, § 161, Series A no. 25 ; Jalloh v. Germany [GC], no. 54810/00, § 95, ECHR 2006-IX ; John Murray v. the United Kingdom, 8 February 1996, § 63, Reports 1996-I ; Kamasinski v. Austria, 19 December 1989, § 65, Series A no. 168 ; Khan v. the United Kingdom, no. 35394/97, ECHR 2000-V ; Khuzhin and Others v. Russia, no. 13470/02, § 94, 23 October 2008 ; Kolu v. Turkey, no. 35811/97, § 54, 2 August 2005 ; Krombach v. France, no. 29731/96, § 89, ECHR 2001-II ; Lala v. the Netherlands, 22 September 1994, § 26, Series A no. 297-A ; Lobo Machado v. Portugal, 20 February 1996, § 31, Reports 1996-I ; Lüdi v. Switzerland, 15 June 1992, § 47, Series A no. 238 ; Maksimov v. Azerbaijan, no. 38228/05, § 46, 8 October 2009 ; Mammadov v. Azerbaijan, no. 34445/04, 11 January 2007 ; Mayzit v. Russia, no. 63378/00, § 78, 20 January 2005 ; Mežnaric v. Croatia, no. 71615/01, § 27, 15 July 2005 ; Micallef v. Malta [GC], no. 17056/06, § 102, ECHR 2009-... ; Minelli v. Switzerland, 25 March 1983, § 38, Series A no. 62 ; Nideröst-Huber v. Switzerland, 18 February 1997, § 23, Reports 1997-I ; Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no. 46221/99, § 131, ECHR 2005-IV ; Örs and Others v. Turkey, no. 46213/99, 20 June 2006 ; Oya Ataman v. Turkey, no. 74552/01, §§ 38-42, ECHR 2006-XIII ; Özcan Çolak v. Turkey, no. 30235/03, § 43, 6 October 2009 ; Pescador Valero v. Spain, no. 62435/00, §§ 24-29, ECHR 2003-VII ; Pfeifer and Plankl v. Austria, 25 February 1992, § 36, Series A no. 227 ; Piersack v. Belgium (Article 50), 26 October 1984, § 12, Series A no. 85 ; Poitrimol v. France, 23 November 1993, § 29, Series A no. 277-A ; Ribitsch v. Austria, 4 December 1995, § 34, Series A no. 336 ; Ruiz Torija v. Spain, 9 December 1994, § 29, Series A no. 303-A ; Saïdi v. France, 20 September 1993, § 43, Series A no. 261-C ; Salduz v. Turkey [GC], no. 36391/02, § 55, ECHR 2008-... ; Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, § 100, ECHR 2000-VII ; Schenk v. Switzerland, 12 July 1988, § 45, Series A no. 140). ; Selmouni v. France [GC], no. 25803/94, § 87, ECHR 1999-V ; Shulepov v. Russia, no. 15435/03, § 46, 26 June 2008 ; Somogyi v. Italy, no. 67972/01, § 86, ECHR 2004-IV ; Söylemez v. Turkey, no. 46661/99, § 122, 21 September 2006 ; Tomasi v. France, 27 August 1992, §§ 108-11, Series A no. 241-A ; Van de Hurk v. the Netherlands, 19 April 1994, §§ 59 and 61, Series A no. 288 ; Vernillo v. France, 20 February 1991, § 27, Series A no. 198). ; X v. Austria, no. 4428/70, Commission decision of 1 June 1972
External Sources	report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), on the Trial Monitoring Project in Azerbaijan 2003-2004
Keywords	"(Art. 6) CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) EQUALITY OF ARMS" "(Art. 6-1) FAIR HEARING" "(Art. 6-1) IMPARTIAL TRIBUNAL" "(Art. 6-2) PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE" "(Art. 6-3) RIGHTS OF DEFENCE" "(Art. 6-3-b) ADEQUATE FACILITIES" "(Art. 6-3-b) ADEQUATE TIME" "(Art. 6-3-c) DEFENCE THROUGH LEGAL ASSISTANCE" "(Art. 6-3-d) EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES"

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