THE GEORGIAN LABOUR PARTY v. GEORGIA / ECHR

Notes

Date	08/07/2008
AppNr	9103/04
Body	Court (Second Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	14; 14+P1-3; 34; 41; P1-3
Violated / NonViolated	P1-314P1-3
Citations	25-35-46-181338P1-1P1-325-35-4

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 14+P1-3
No violation of P1-3
Non-pecuniary damage - finding of a violation sufficient
Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
Violation of P1-3

Keywords:

(art. 14) discrimination
(art. 14) political or other opinion
(art. 34) victim
(p1-3) right to free elections
(p1-3) stand for election

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Second Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Selected for publication in Reports of Judgments and Decisions
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH
Application Number	9103/04
Importance Level	1
Represented by	RINCEANU J.
Respondent State	Georgia
Date of Judgment	08/07/2008
Conclusion	No violation of P1-3 ; Violation of P1-3 ; No violation of Art. 14+P1-3 ; Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed ; Non-pecuniary damage - finding of a violation sufficient
Articles	14 , 34 , 41 , P1-3 , 14+P1-3
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Articles 50 and 51 of the Constitution ; Article 60 of the General Administrative Code ; Articles 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 4, 77, 105, 06 and 128 of the Electoral Code
Strasbourg Case Law	Assanidze v. Georgia ([GC], no. 71503/01, §§ 144-150, 206, ECHR 2004-II ; Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, §§ 25, 28, ECHR 2004-V ; Babenko v. Ukraine (dec.), no. 43476/98, 4 May 1999 ; Bompard v. France (dec.), no. 44081/02, ECHR 2006-... ; Brike v. Latvia (dec.), no. 47135/99, 29 June 2000 ; Chassagnou and Others v. France [GC], nos. 25088/94, 28331/95 and 28443/95, § 89, ECHR 1999-III ; Dudgeon v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 22 October 1981, Series A no. 45, p. 26, § 67 ; Håkansson and Sturesson v. Sweden, judgment of 21 February 1990, Series A no. 171-A, p. 16, § 47 ; Hirst v. the United Kingdom (no. 2) [GC], no. 74025/01, §§ 57, 62, ECHR 2005-... ; Kommersant Moldovy v. Moldova, no. 41827/02, § 52, 9 January 2007 ; Malama v. Greece (just satisfaction), no. 43622/98, § 17, 18 April 2002 ; Mathieu-Mohin and Clerfayt v. Belgium, judgment of 2 March 1987, Series A no. 113, §§ 47, 52 ; Matthews v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 24833/94, §§ 64-65, ECHR 1999-I ; Melnychenko v. Ukraine, no. 17707/02, §§ 54, 59, 60, ECHR 2004-X ; Papon v. France, no. 54210/00, § 115, ECHR 2002-VII ; Podkolzina v. Latvia, no. 46726/99, § 33, ECHR 2002-II ; Py v. France, no. 66289/01, § 46, ECHR 2005-... (extracts) ; Rekvényi v. Hungary [GC], no. 25390/94, §§ 41 and 46, ECHR 1999-III ; Russian Conservative Party of Entrepreneurs and Others v. Russia, nos. 55066/00 and 55638/00, §§ 49, 53-67, 76, 102, ECHR 2007-... ; Tolstoy Miloslavsky v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 13 July 1995, Series A no. 316-B, p. 83, § 77 ; Vogt v. Germany, judgment of 26 September 1995, Series A no. 323, pp. 28-29, § 58 ; Waite and Kennedy v. Germany [GC], no. 26083/94, § 54, ECHR 1999-I ; Ždanoka v. Latvia [GC], no. 58278/00, §§ 102, 115, ECHR 2006-...
External Sources	Resolution 1363 (28 January 2004) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (“PACE”) - “Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Georgia” ; The Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters was adopted by the Venice Commission at its 51st Plenary Session (5-6 July 2002) ; The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission Report on the Parliamentary Election of 2 November 2003 (Part 1, Warsaw, 28 January 2004) ; The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Report on the Repeat Parliamentary Election of 28 March 2004 (Part 2, Warsaw, 23 June 2004)
Keywords	"(Art. 14) DISCRIMINATION" "(Art. 14) POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINION" "(Art. 34) VICTIM" "(P1-3) RIGHT TO FREE ELECTIONS" "(P1-3) STAND FOR ELECTION"

Application Documents 2

	4 THE GEORGIAN LABOUR PARTY v. GEORGIA (II) Court (Second Section) Decision (Final)	22/05/2007
	THE GEORGIAN LABOUR PARTY v. GEORGIA (II) Court (Second Section) Decision (Partial)	20/06/2006

References 23

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	4 BOMPARD v. FRANCE Court (Second Section) Decision	04/04/2006
	12 PY v. FRANCE P1-3 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits)	11/01/2005
	25 MELNYCHENKO v. UKRAINE P1-3 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	19/10/2004
	22 AZIZ v. CYPRUS P1-3, 14 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	22/06/2004
	42 ZDANOKA v. LATVIA P1-3, 11 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	17/06/2004
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	34 HIRST v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (No. 2) P1-3 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	30/03/2004
	8 RUSSIAN CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF ENTREPRENEURS, ZHUKOV and VASILYEV v. RUSSIA Court (First Section) Decision	18/03/2004
	41 HIRST v. THE UNITED KINGDOM Court (Fourth Section) Decision	08/07/2003
	4 MALAMA v. GREECE Court (Second Section) Judgment (Just Satisfaction)	18/04/2002
	66 PODKOLZINA v. LATVIA P1-3 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	09/04/2002
	56 PAPON v. FRANCE Court (First Section) Decision	15/11/2001
	5 BRIKE contre la LETTONIE Court (Second Section) Decision	29/06/2000
	64 REKVÉNYI v. HUNGARY 10, 11, 14 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	20/05/1999
	6 BABENKO contre l'UKRAINE Court (Fourth Section) Decision	04/05/1999
	145 CHASSAGNOU AND OTHERS v. FRANCE P1-1, 14, 11 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	29/04/1999
	88 MATTHEWS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM P1-3 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	18/02/1999
	110 WAITE AND KENNEDY v. GERMANY 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	18/02/1999
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	176 TOLSTOY MILOSLAVSKY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 10, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	13/07/1995
	112 HÅKANSSON AND STURESSON v. SWEDEN 6-1, 14, P1-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/02/1990
	126 DUDGEON v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 8 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits)	22/10/1981

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