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Date	31/07/2008
AppNr	40825/98
Body	Court (First Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	13; 14; 14+9; 41; 6; 9; 9-2
Violated / NonViolated	691413
Citations	35-36-189101314914

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 13
Non-pecuniary damage - award
Violation of Art. 14+9
Violation of Art. 6
Violation of Art. 9

Keywords:

(art. 13) effective remedy
(art. 14) discrimination
(art. 14) religion
(art. 6) administrative proceedings
(art. 6-1) reasonable time
(art. 9-1) freedom of religion
(art. 9-2) interference
(art. 9-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 9-2) prescribed by law
(art. 9-2) protection of public order
(art. 9-2) public safety
margin of appreciation

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (First Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	ENGLISH
Application Number	40825/98
Importance Level	1
Represented by	KOHLHOFER DR. R.
Respondent State	Austria
Date of Judgment	31/07/2008
Applicability	Article 6 applicable
Conclusion	Violation of Art. 9 ; Violation of Art. 14+9 ; Violation of Art. 6 ; No violation of Art. 13 ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	6 , 9 , 9-2 , 13 , 14 , 14+9 , 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Sections 1, 2 and 6 of the 1874 Recognition Act ; Sections 3-5, 5(1), 9(2), 11 and 11(1) of the 1998 Religious Communities Act ; Federal Act on the External Legal Status of the Greek Orthodox Church in Austria
Strasbourg Case Law	“Case relating to certain aspects of the laws on the use of languages in education in Belgium” (merits), judgment of 23 July 1968, Series A no. 6, § 10 ; Apeh Üldözötteinek Szövetsége and Others v. Hungary, no. 32367/96, § 32-36, ECHR 2000-X ; Buscarini and Others v. San Marino [GC], no. 24645/94, § 34, ECHR 1999-I ; Canea Catholic Church v. Greece, judgment of 16 December 1997, Reports 1997-VIII, p. 2857, §§ 33 and 40-41 ; Church of Scientology Moscow v. Russia, no. 18147/02, § 72, 5 April 2007 ; Costello-Roberts v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 25 March 1993, Series A no. 247-C, p. 62, § 40 ; Eckle v. Germany, judgment of 15 July 1982, Series A no. 51, § 66 ; Eriksson v. Sweden, judgment of 22 June 1989, Series A no. 156, p. 23, § 54 ; Fédération Chrétienne des Témoins de Jéhovah de France v. France (dec.), no. 53430/99, ECHR 2001-XI ; Findlay v. United Kingdom, judgment of 25 February 1997, Reports 1997-I, p. 279, § 67 ; Gorzelik and Others v. Poland [GC], no. 44158/98, § 52 et passim, 17 February 2004 ; Hasan and Chaush v. Bulgaria, no. 30985/96, §§ 62 and 91, ECHR 2000-XI ; Hashman and Harrup v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 25594/94, § 31, ECHR 1999-VIII ; Humen v. Poland [GC], no. 26614/95, § 60, 15 October 1999 ; Ilhan v. Turkey [GC], no. 22277/93, § 97, ECHR 2000-VII ; Kokkinakis v. Greece, judgment of 25 May 1993, Series A no. 260, p. 17, § 31 ; Kudla v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, § 157, ECHR 2000-XI ; Larissis and Others v. Greece, judgment of 24 February 1998, Reports 1998-I, p. 378, § 40 ; Marckx v. Belgium, judgment of 13 June 1979, Series A no. 31, § 27 ; Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Others §§ 105, 113, 118 and 146, no. 45701/99, § 146, ECHR 2001-XII ; Norris v. Ireland, judgment of 26 October 1988, Series A no. 142, pp. 15-16, §§ 30-32 ; Oerlemans v. the Netherlands, judgment of 27 November 1991, Series A no. 219, pp. 20-21, §§ 45-49 ; Open Door and Dublin Well Woman v. Ireland, judgment of 29 October 1992, Series A no. 246, p. 22, § 44 ; Paulino Tomás v. Portugal (dec.), no. 58698/00, ECHR 2003-VIII ; Pélissier and Sassi v. France [GC], no. 25444/94, § 67, ECHR 1999-II ; Petrovic v. Austria, judgment of 27 March 1998, Reports 1998-II, p. 585, § 22 ; Rotaru v. Romania [GC], no. 28341/95, § 52, ECHR 2000-V ; S.L. v. Austria (dec.), no. 45330/99, 22 November 2001 ; Sidiropoulos and Others v. Greece, judgment of 10 July 1998, Reports 1998-IV, § 31 et passim, and p. 1614, § 40 ; Société Colas Est and Others v. France, no. 37971/97, § 54, ECHR 2002-III ; The Moscow Branch of the Salvation Army v. Russia, no. 72881/01, § 64-65, ECHR 2006 ; The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (no. 1), judgment of 26 April 1979, Series A no. 30, p. 31, § 49 ; Thlimmenos v. Greece [GC], no. 34369/97, § 44, ECHR 2000-IV ; Van Raalte v. the Netherlands, judgment of 21 February 1997, Reports 1997-I, § 39 ; Wassink v. the Netherlands, judgment of 27 September 1990, Series A no. 185-A, § 38
Keywords	"(Art. 13) EFFECTIVE REMEDY" "(Art. 14) DISCRIMINATION" "(Art. 14) RELIGION" "(Art. 6) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) REASONABLE TIME" "(Art. 9-1) FREEDOM OF RELIGION" "(Art. 9-2) INTERFERENCE" "(Art. 9-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 9-2) PRESCRIBED BY LAW" "(Art. 9-2) PROTECTION OF PUBLIC ORDER" "(Art. 9-2) PUBLIC SAFETY" "MARGIN OF APPRECIATION" PROPORTIONALITY

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	108 PAULINO TOMAS v. PORTUGAL Court (Third Section) Decision	27/03/2003
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	343 ILHAN v. TURKEY 3, 13, 2 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/06/2000
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	13 HASHMAN AND HARRUP v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/11/1999
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	1002 PÉLISSIER AND SASSI v. FRANCE 6-3-a, 6-1, 6-3-b Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/03/1999
	97 BUSCARINI AND OTHERS v. SAN MARINO 9 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	18/02/1999
	49 SIDIROPOULOS AND OTHERS v. GREECE 11 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	10/07/1998
	66 PETROVIC v. AUSTRIA 14, 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	27/03/1998
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	299 FINDLAY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/02/1997
	92 VAN RAALTE v. THE NETHERLANDS 14, P1-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/02/1997
	234 KOKKINAKIS v. GREECE 9, 7 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/05/1993
	75 COSTELLO-ROBERTS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 3, 8, 13 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	25/03/1993
	58 OPEN DOOR AND DUBLIN WELL WOMAN v. IRELAND 10 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	29/10/1992
	26 OERLEMANS v. THE NETHERLANDS 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	27/11/1991
	153 WASSINK v. THE NETHERLANDS 5-1, 5-4, 5-5 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/09/1990
	43 ERIKSSON v. SWEDEN 8, 6-1, P1-2, 13 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	22/06/1989
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	448 ECKLE v. GERMANY 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	15/07/1982
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