SECOND SECTION
CASE OF JURIĆ v. CROATIA
(Application no. 20362/17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
JUDGMENT
 
 
 
 
STRASBOURG
6 July 2023
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Jurić v. Croatia,
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:
 Frédéric Krenc, President,
 Diana Sârcu,
 Davor Derenčinović, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 15 June 2023,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
PROCEDURE
1. The case originated in an application against Croatia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 10 March 2017. 2. The applicant was represented by Ms L. Horvat, a lawyer practising in Zagreb. 3. The Croatian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the application. THE FACTS
4. The applicant’s details and information relevant to the application are set out in the appended table. 5. The applicant complained of the excessive length of civil proceedings. He also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. THE LAW
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 OF THE CONVENTION
6. The applicant complained that the length of the civil proceedings he instituted against the State with a view to obtaining compensation for inadequate conditions of his detention had been incompatible with the “reasonable time” requirement. He relied on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. 7. The Court reiterates that the reasonableness of the length of proceedings must be assessed in the light of the circumstances of the case and with reference to the following criteria: the complexity of the case, the conduct of the applicant and the relevant authorities and what was at stake for the applicant in the dispute (see Frydlender v. France [GC], no. 30979/96, § 43, ECHR 2000-VII). 8. In the leading cases of Kirinčić and Others v. Croatia, no. 31386/17, 30 July 2020, and Mirjana Marić v. Croatia, no. 9849/15, 30 July 2020, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 9. Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of justifying the overall length of the proceedings at the national level. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the length of the proceedings was excessive and failed to meet the “reasonable time” requirement. 10. REMAINING COMPLAINTS
11. The applicant also complained under Article 3 of the Convention of the inadequate conditions of his detention, and under Article 13 that the domestic remedies available to him in that regard had been ineffective. 12. The Court finds that the applicant has availed himself of the available compensatory remedy, obtained an acknowledgment of the violation of his right under Article 3 of the Convention and appropriate redress at the domestic level. He therefore can no longer claim to be a victim of the violation complained of under Article 3 of the Convention, as required by Article 34 thereof. 13. Accordingly, his related complaint under Article 13 of the Convention is manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a). 14. It follows that this part of the application must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION
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Outcome for Article 6: violation