Serbia Handbook for Legal Aid Providers Final

European Court of Human Rights
Case-law from the European Court of Human Rights & Human Rights Committee
There are some excellent sources to relevant property case-law in the ECHR at the following
website, some of which are highlighted below.
Akdivar and Others v. Turkey (1996) and
Damages (1998)*
Involving large-scale evictions, forced relocation and demolition of
villages by the Government of Turkey. The Court held that there had
been a violation of both Article 8 of the Convention and Article 1 of
Protocol No. 1 and ordered the Government of Turkey to pay
compensation.
Akkus vs. Turkey, July 1997, para. 30 Involving the expropriation of land and mass evictions by the
Government of Turkey in order to construct a dam. The Court held
that there had been a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 and
ordered the Government of Turkey to pay compensation
Bilgin v. Turkey (2001) Violations of ECHR A3 (prohibition of torture), A8, (respect for home,
property), A1,P1, and A13 (effective remedy)
Blečić v. Croatia (2006)* No violation of ECHR A1, P1
Broniowski v. Poland (2004) Violation of ECHR A1,P1
Brumărescu v. Romania (1999) Involving housing restitution with respect to a house expropriated by
the Government of Romania in 1950. The Court held that there had
been a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.)
Cyprus v. Turkey (2001)* Regarding Greek Cypriots displaced from northern Cyprus. The
Court held that there are continuing violations by the Government of
Turkey of Article 8 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
Doğan and Others v. Turkey (2004)* Violations of ECHR A8 (home and family life), A13 (effective
remedy), and A1,P1
Dulaş v. Turkey (2001)* Violations of ECHR A3, A8, A1,P1, A13, A25 (right of petition to the
Court) (compensation awarded)
Guillemin v. France (1997) ECHR 50 (Expenditures on the Court)(compensation awarded)
Jantner v. Slovakia (2003) No violation of ECHR A1,P1 or A14
Jasiūnienė v. Lithuania (2003)* ECHR A6-1 and A1,P1 violations (compensation awarded) (Case
also deals with non-implementation of decisions)
Lithgow and Others v. United Kingdom
(1986)
Loizidou v. Turkey (1996) and Damages
(1998)*
No violation ECHR Arts. P-1, 14 (non-discrimination), 6-1, or 13
(effective remedy)
Involving the occupation of land and housing by the Government of
Turkey in northern Cyprus. The Court held that there had been no
violation of Article 8 of the Convention but that there had been a
violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 and ordered the Government
of Turkey to pay compensation.
Orhan v. Turkey (2002)* Violations of ECHR A2, A3, A5, A8, A1P1, and A13 (compensation
awarded)
Pincová and Pinc v. The Czech Republic Violation of ECHR A1,P1 (compensation awarded)
(2003)
Sporrong and Lönnroth v. Sweden (1982)* Involving long-term expropriation of property permits, for 23 and 8
years respectively, and the prohibition of construction on the
properties in question. The Court held that there had been a violation