FIRST SECTION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE OF SHARXHI AND OTHERS v. ALBANIA
 
(Application no. 10613/16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JUDGMENT
 
 
STRASBOURG
 
11 January 2018
 
 
FINAL
 
28/05/2018
 
This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. Table of Contents
PROCEDURE
THE FACTS
I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE
A. Background to the case
B. Judicial proceedings concerning the interim measure and proceedings for its enforcement
C. Complaint to the Ombudsman
D. Proceedings concerning the merits of the case related to the seizure of the building
E. Administrative and judicial proceedings concerning the expropriation and demolition of the applicants’ building
1. Administrative proceedings
2. Judicial proceedings
F. Criminal proceedings against State officials
G. Other information submitted by the parties
II. RELEVANT DOMESTIC LAW AND PRACTICE
A. Constitution
B. Civil Code
C. Code of Civil Procedure
D. Administrative Disputes Act
E. Expropriation Act
F. Other Acts
G. Relevant domestic case-law
THE LAW
I. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 TAKEN ALONE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION
A. Admissibility
1. Whether the applicants have exhausted domestic remedies
2. Whether the applicants lack “victim status”
3. Conclusion
B. Merits
1. Compliance with Article 13 in conjunction with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
2. Compliance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
II. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 8 TAKEN ALONE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION
A. Complaint concerning the seizure of the building
1. Admissibility
2. Merits
B. Complaint concerning the expropriation and demolition of the building
III. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL NO. 1 TO THE CONVENTION TAKEN ALONE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION
A. Complaint concerning the seizure of the building
1. Admissibility
2. Merits
B. Complaint concerning the expropriation and demolition of the property
1. Admissibility
2. Merits
IV. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONVENTION
A. Complaints under Article 6 § 2 of the Convention
B. Complaints under Article 8 of the Convention
C. Alleged violation of Article 14 read in conjunction with Article 6 § 1 and Article 8 of the Convention as well as Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention

Article of the Convention at issue: Article 6
Outcome: violation