NACHOVA AND OTHERS v. BULGARIA View

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Date	26/02/2004
AppNr	43577/98; 43579/98
Body	Court (First Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	13; 14+2; 2-1; 2-2-b; 36; 41
Violated / NonViolated	214
Citations	2355-15-1-f5-35-45-566-16-26-3-c8101313-21438P1-1P1-2P1-3P4-2P12-123566-16-3814183438P1-2P1-3

Conclusions:

Costs and expenses award - Convention proceedings
Costs and expenses award - domestic proceedings
No separate issue under Art. 13
Non-pecuniary damage - financial award
Not necessary to examine Art. 2
Not necessary to examine Art. 2 with regard to the general obligation to protect life
Pecuniary damage - financial award
Preliminary objection rejected (estoppel)
Violation of Art. 14+2
Violation of Art. 2
Violation of Art. 2 with regard to deaths
Violation of Art. 2 with regard to lack of effective investigation

Keywords:

(art. 14) discrimination
(art. 14) race
(art. 2-1) life
(art. 2-2) absolutely necessary
(art. 2-2) effect lawful arrest
(art. 2-2) prevent escape
(art. 2-2) use of force
positive obligations

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (First Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	ENGLISH ; FRENCH
Application Number	43577/98 ; 43579/98
Importance Level	1
Represented by	N/A
Respondent State	Bulgaria
Date of Judgment	26/02/2004
Conclusion	Preliminary objection rejected (estoppel) ; Violation of Art. 2 with regard to deaths ; Violation of Art. 2 with regard to lack of effective investigation ; Not necessary to examine Art. 2 with regard to the general obligation to protect life ; No separate issue under Art. 13 ; Violation of Art. 14+2 ; Pecuniary damage - financial award ; Non-pecuniary damage - financial award ; Costs and expenses award - domestic proceedings ; Costs and expenses award - Convention proceedings
Articles	2-1 ; 2-2-b ; 13 ; 14+2 ; 36 ; 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Regulations on the Military Police, issued by the Ministry of Defence on 21 December 1994, section 45
Strasbourg Case Law	5/97, § 90, ECHR 2001-III ; Streletz, Kessler and Krenz v. Germany [GC], nos. 34044/96, 35532/97 and 44801/98, §§ 87, 96 and 97, ECHR 2001-II ; Tanli v. Turkey, no. 26129/95, §§ 109-11, ECHR 2001-III ; Thlimmenos v. Greece [GC], no. 34369/97, § 44, ECHR 2000-IV ; Velikova v. Bulgaria, no. 41488/98, § 82 and § 94, ECHR 2000-VI ; W. v. Germany, no. 11257/84, Commission decision of 6 October 1986, DR 49, p. 213 ; Z and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 29392/95, § 120, ECHR 2001-V
External Sources	European Commission against Racism and Intolerance at the Council of Europe report of 2000 on Bulgaria ; United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law \tEnforcement Officials 1990 ; United Nations Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions 1989 ; European Union Council Directive 2000/43/CE of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin ; European Union Council Directive 2000/78/CE of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
Keywords	"(Art. 14) DISCRIMINATION" "(Art. 14) RACE" "(Art. 2-1) LIFE" "(Art. 2-2) ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY" "(Art. 2-2) EFFECT LAWFUL ARREST" "(Art. 2-2) PREVENT ESCAPE" "(Art. 2-2) USE OF FORCE" "POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS"

Application Documents 2

	7 NACHOVA AND OTHERS v. BULGARIA 2, 14, 14, 2 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	06/07/2005
	85 NACHOVA AND OTHERS v. BULGARIA Court (First Section) Decision	28/02/2002

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