PETKOV AND OTHERS v. BULGARIA / ECHR

Notes

Date	11/06/2009
AppNr	77568/01; 178/02; 505/02
Body	Court (Fifth Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	13; 35; 35-1; 41; P1-3
Violated / NonViolated	13P1-3
Citations	6-188-113P1-1

Conclusions:

Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies)
Violation of Art. 13
Violation of P1-3

Keywords:

(art. 13) effective remedy
(art. 35-1) exhaustion of domestic remedies
(p1-3) stand for election

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Fifth Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Selected for publication in Reports of Judgments and Decisions
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH
Application Number	77568/01 ; 178/02 ; 505/02
Importance Level	1
Represented by	TEOHAROV N.
Respondent State	Bulgaria
Date of Judgment	11/06/2009
Conclusion	Violation of P1-3 ; Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies) ; Violation of Art. 13 ; Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient ; Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
Articles	13 ; 35 ; 35-1 ; 41 ; P1-3
Separate Opinions	No
Law at Issue	The 2001 Election of Members of Parliament Act adopted on 9 April 2001 ; Section 1 and section 2(2) of the 1998 State Responsibility for Damage Act ; Article 7 , 66 and 149-1 of the 1991 Constitution
Strasbourg Case Law	Adamsons v. Latvia, no. 3669/03, §§ 111 (e) and 117-119, 24 June 2008 ; Brozicek v. Italy, 19 December 1989, § 34, Series A no. 167 ; Cornelis v. the Netherlands (dec.), no. 994/03, ECHR 2004-V (extracts) ; García Ruiz v. Spain [GC], no. 30544/96, § 28, ECHR 1999-I ; Hasan and Chaush v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 30985/96, § 87, ECHR 2000-XI ; Hirst v. the United Kingdom (no. 2) [GC], no. 74025/01, § 58, ECHR 2005-IX ; Hornsby v. Greece, 19 March 1997, § 37and §§ 40-41, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-II ; Iatridis v. Greece [GC], no. 31107/96, § 47 and 58-62, ECHR 1999-II ; Immobiliare Saffi v. Italy [GC], no. 22774/93, § 42 in fine, ECHR 1999-V ; Kavakçi v. Turkey, no. 71907/01, § 30, 5 April 2007 ; Kovach v. Ukraine, no. 39424/02, § 54, ECHR 2008 ; Krasnov and Skuratov v. Russia, nos. 17864/04 and 21396/04, §§ 18-34, 42 and 52-67, ECHR 2007 ; Lykourezos v. Greece, no. 33554/03, § 52 and § 56 in fine, ECHR 2006-VIII ; Mancheva v. Bulgaria, no. 39609/98, § 59, 30 September 2004 ; Mathieu-Mohin and Clerfayt v. Belgium, 2 March 1987, §§ 48-51, Series A no. 113 ; Melnychenko v. Ukraine, no. 17707/02, §§ 59 and 75, ECHR 2004-X ; Moya Alvarez v. Spain (dec.), no. 44677/98, ECHR 1999-VIII ; Okyay and Others v. Turkey, no. 36220/97, § 73, ECHR 2005-VII ; Padovani v. Italy, 26 February 1993, § 20, Series A no. 257-B, p. 19 ; Paschalidis, Koutmeridis and Zaharakis v. Greece, nos. 27863/05, 28422/05 and 28028/05, § 28 in fine, 10 April 2008 ; Podkolzina v. Latvia, no. 46726/99, §§ 35 and 49, ECHR 2002-II ; Russian Conservative Party of Entrepreneurs and Others v. Russia, nos. 55066/00 and 55638/00, §§ 50, 58-60, 85 and 90, ECHR 2007 ; Sargin and Yagci v. Turkey, nos. 14116/88 and 14117/88, Commission decision of 11 May 1989, DR 61, p. 250, at p. 279 ; Sarukhanyan v. Armenia, no. 38978/03, § 40, 27 May 2008 ; Scordino v. Italy (no. 1) [GC], no. 36813/97, § 195 in fine, ECHR 2006-V ; Spadea and Scalabrino v. Italy, 28 September 1995, § 24, Series A no. 315-B ; Taskin and Others v. Turkey, no. 46117/99, §§ 121-25, ECHR 2004-X ; The Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia, no. 9103/04, § 101 and § 155, 8 July 2008 ; Van Wambeke v. Belgium, no. 16692/90, Commission decision of 12 April 1991, unreported ; X. v. Belgium, no. 8701/79, Commission decision of 3 December 1979, DR 18, p. 250 ; X. v. the Netherlands, no. 6573/74, Commission decision of 19 December 1974, Decisions and Reports (DR) 1, p. 88 ; Yumak and Sadak v. Turkey [GC], no. 10226/03, § 109 (i), (ii)-(v) and (vi), 8 July 2008 ; Ždanoka v. Latvia (dec.), no. 58278/00, 6 March 2003 ; Ždanoka v. Latvia [GC], no. 58278/00, §§ 107, 108, 115 (e) and 141, ECHR 2006-IV
External Sources	The Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters (CDL-AD (2002) 23 rev), adopted by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (“the Venice Commission”) at its 51st and 52nd sessions (5-6 July and 18-19 October 2002) ; the Final report on the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (“OSCE”) published on 31 August 2001
Keywords	"(Art. 13) EFFECTIVE REMEDY" "(Art. 35-1) EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES" "(P1-3) STAND FOR ELECTION"

Application Documents 1

PETKOV and OTHERS v. BULGARIA

Court (Fifth Section) Decision

04/12/2007

References 38

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