CASE OF SARGSYAN v. AZERBAIJAN
Hearing: Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan (no. 40167/06)  (Grand Chamber hearing, 2014-02-05 00:00:00)
Application no.: 40167/06
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2015-06-16 00:00:01
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2015:0616JUD004016706
Respondent state: AZE
Articles of the Convention: 1;8;8-1;13;19;34;35;35-1;35-3;41;P1-1;P1-1-1
Judges: Alvina Gyulumyan;Christos Rozakis;Corneliu Bîrsan;Dean Spielmann;Egbert Myjer;Egidijus Kūris;Elisabet Fura;Françoise Tulkens;Ganna Yudkivska;George Nicolaou;Giorgio Malinverni;Guido Raimondi;Ineta Ziemele;Jean-Paul Costa;Josep Casadevall;Khanlar Hajiyev;Luis López Guerra;Mark Villiger;Nicolas Bratza;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque;Peer Lorenzen;Robert Spano;Sverre Erik Jebens;Ksenija Turković
Represented by: GASPARYAN N. ; OHANYAN K.
Issue: 1958 Charter on Village Councils of Deputies of the Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR ; 1985 Instruction on Rules of Registration of Housing Facilities ; Articles 10.3 and 13 of the 1978 Constitution ; 1991 Order on “Provision of Housing of Citizens who Forcibly Left Places of Permanent Residence (Refugees)” ; 1991 Law on Property ; 1992 Land Code

Strasbourg case-law cited: Akdivar and Others v. Turkey, 16 September 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996 IV;Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 55721/07, § 141, ECHR 2011;Assanidze v. Georgia [GC], no. 71503/01, §§ 137-143, ECHR 2004 II;Broniowski v. Poland [GC], no. 31443/96, ECHR 2004 V;Catan and Others v. Moldova and Russia [GC], nos. 43370/04, 8252/05 and 18454/06, ECHR 2012 (extracts);Cyprus v. Turkey [GC], no. 25781/94, ECHR 2001 IV;Damayev v. Russia, no. 36150/04, § 108-111, 29 May 2012;Demopoulos and Others v. Turkey [GC] (dec.), nos. 46113/99, 3843/02, 13751/02, 13466/03, 10200/04, 14163/04, 19993/04 and 21819/04, ECHR 2010;Doğan and Others v. Turkey, nos. 8803-8811/02, 8813/02 and 8815-8819/02, ECHR 2004-VI;Elsanova v. Russia (dec.), no. 57952/00, 15 November 2005;Gillow v. the United Kingdom, 24 November 1986, § 46, Series A no. 109;Hadri Vionnet v. Switzerland, no. 55525/00, § 52, 14 February 2008;Içyer v. Turkey (dec.), no. 18888/02, ECHR 2006-I;Ilaşcu and Others v. Moldova and Russia [GC], no. 48787/99, ECHR 2004-VII;Ivanţoc and Others v. Moldova and Russia, no. 23687/05, §§ 118-120, 15 November 2011;Jones v. the United Kindgom (dec.), no. 42639/04, 13 September 2005;Kerimova and Others v. Russia, nos. 17170/04, 20792/04, 22448/04, 23360/04, 5681/05 and 5684/05, § 293, 3 May 2011;Kovačić and Others v. Slovenia, nos. 44574/98, 45133/98 and 48316/00, §§ 255-256, 3 October 2008;Loizidou v. Turkey (preliminary objections), 23 March 1995, §§ 75 and 93, Series A no. 310;Loizidou v. Turkey (merits), 18 December 1996, Reports 1996-VI;Lordos and Others v. Turkey, no. 15973/90, § 50, 2 November 2010;Moldovan and Others and Rostaş and Others v. Romania (dec.), nos. 41138/98 and 64320/01, 13 March 2001;Niazi Kazali and Hakan Kazali v. Cyprus (dec.), no. 49247/08, § 132, 6 March 2012;Öneryıldız v. Turkey, no. 48939/99, § 124, ECHR 2004-XII;Orphanides v. Turkey, no. 36705/97, § 39, 20 January 2009;Oruk v. Turkey, no. 33647/04, §§ 58-67, 4 February 2014;Pretty v. the United Kingdom, no. 2346/02, § 61, ECHR 2002 III;Prokopovich v. Russia, no. 58255/00, §§ 36-37, ECHR 2004-XI;Sabanchiyeva and Others v. Russia, no. 38450/05, §§ 122 123, ECHR 2013 (extracts);Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan [GC] (dec.), no. 40167/06, 14 December 2011;Sofi v. Cyprus (dec.), no. 18163/04, 14 January 2010;Solomonides v. Turkey, no. 16161/90, § 31, 20 January 2009;Sovtransavto Holding v. Ukraine, no. 48553/99, § 96, ECHR 2002 VII;Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey (dec.), no. 46347/99, 14 March 2005;Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey, no. 46347/99, § 36, 22 December 2005
External sources: Article 42 of the Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 18 October 1907;Article 15 § 7 of the UN “Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (United Nations, Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, 28 June 2005, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/17, Annex);Parliamentary Assembly Opinions 221 (2000) and 222 (2000) and Committee of Ministers Resolutions Res (2000)13 and (2000)14;Parliamentary Assembly Opinion 222 (2000) on Azerbaijan’s application for membership of the Council of Europe;Resolution Res (2000)14 by the Committee of Ministers concerning the invitation to Azerbaijan to become a member of the Council of Europe;Article 49 of Convention [No. IV] relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949;Rule 132 of the ICRC Study on Rules of customary international humanitarian law;Resolution 1708 (2010) on “Solving property issues of refugees and displaced persons” of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Conclusion: Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-3 - Continuing situation);Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 34 - Victim);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Positive obligations;Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Peaceful enjoyment of possessions;Possessions);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life;Respect for home;Respect for private life);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy);Just satisfaction reserved (Article 41 - Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE