CASE OF TAGAYEVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
Hearing: Tagayeva and Others v. Russia (no. 26562/07) (Chamber hearing, 2014-10-14 00:00:00)
Application no.: 26562/07
Document type: CHAMBER
Document date: 2017-04-13 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2017:0413JUD002656207
Respondent state: RUS
Articles of the Convention: 2;2-1;2-2;13;13+2;35;35-3-a;41;46;46-2
Judges: Dmitry Dedov;Erik Møse;Julia Laffranque;Khanlar Hajiyev;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque
Represented by: KOROTEYEV K. ; GAVRON J. ; KNYAZKIN S. ; TREPASHKIN M.
Issue: Suppression of Terrorism Act of the Russian Federation of 1998 (Law no. 130-FZ – hereinafter  “the Suppression of Terrorism Act”), in force until 1 January 2007 ; 1989 Army Field Manual (Боевой устав Сухопутных войск), enacted by the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Union on 9 April 1989 and published by the Ministry of Defence of the USSR in 1990
Strasbourg case-law cited: Abakarova v. Russia, no. 16664/07, 15 October 2015;Abramiuc v. Romania, no. 37411/02, § 119, 24 February 2009;Abuyeva and Others v. Russia, no. 27065/05, 2 December 2010;Ahmet Özkan and Others v. Turkey, no. 21689/93, §§ 311 14, 6 April 2004;Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 55721/07, § 166, ECHR 2011;Armani Da Silva v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 5878/08, ECHR 2016;Arzu Akhmadova and Others v. Russia, no. 13670/03, § 164, 8 January 2009;Aslakhanova and Others v. Russia, nos. 2944/06, 8300/07, 50184/07, 332/08 and 42509/10, 18 December 2012;Assanidze v. Georgia [GC], no. 71503/01, § 198, ECHR 2004 II;Benzer and Others v. Turkey, no. 23502/06, § 217, 12 November 2013;Boyle and Rice v. the United Kingdom, 27 April 1988, § 52, Series A no. 131;Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08ECHR 2014;Choreftakis and Choreftaki v. Greece, no. 46846/08, §§ 48-49, 17 January 2012;Dimov and Others v. Bulgaria, no. 30086/05, 6 November 2012;Dzhamayeva and Others v. Russia, no. 43170/04, § 89, 8 January 2009;El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [GC], no. 39630/09, § 255, ECHR 2012;Ergi v. Turkey, 23818/94, 28 July 1998, Reports of Judgements and decisions1998-IV;Esmukhambetov and Others v. Russia, no. 23445/03, § 143, 29 March 2011;Finogenov and Others v. Russia, nos. 18299/03 and 27311/03, ECHR 2011 (extracts);Giuliani and Gaggio v. Italy [GC], no. 23458/02, ECHR 2011 (extracts);Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom, no. 24746/94, § 107, 4 May 2001;Isayeva v. Russia, no. 57950/00, 24 February 2005;Janowiec and Others v. Russia (dec.), nos. 55508/07 and 29520/09, 5 July 2011;Kaya v. Turkey, 19 February 1998, Reports 1998-I;Khashiyev and Akayeva v. Russia, nos. 57942/00 and 57945/00, 24 February 2005;Maiorano and Others v. Italy, no. 28634/06, § 107, 15 December 2009;Makaratzis v. Greece [GC], no. 50385/99, ECHR 2004 XI;Mansuroğlu v. Turkey, no. 43443/98, § 80, 26 February 2008;Mastromatteo v. Italy [GC], no. 37703/97, § 69, ECHR 2002 VIII;McCann and Others v. the United Kingdom, 27 September 1995, Series A no. 324 § 161;McCaughey and Others v. the United Kingdom, no. 43098/09, § 145, ECHR 2013;Medova v. Russia, no. 25385/04, § 96, 15 January 2009;Nihayet Arıcı and Others v. Turkey, nos. 24604/04 and 16855/05, §§ 173-76, 23 October 2012;Öneryıldız v. Turkey, [GC], no. 48939/99, ECHR 2004 XII;Osman v. the United Kingdom, 28 October 1998, Reports 1998-VIII;P.F. and E.F. v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 28326/09, § 41, 23 November 2010;Paul and Audrey Edwards v. the United Kingdom, no. 46477/99, § 55, ECHR 2002 II;Perez v. France ([GC], no. 47287/99, §§ 70-71, ECHR 2004 I;Rywin v. Poland, nos. 6091/06, 4047/07 and 4070/07, §§ 213-17, 18 February 2016;Sahin v. Germany [GC], no. 30943/96, § 105, ECHR 2003 VIII;Scozzari and Giunta v. Italy [GC], nos. 39221/98 and 41963/98, § 249, ECHR 2000 VIII;Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom, no. 68416/01, § 112, ECHR 2005 II;Tagayeva and Others v. Russia (dec.), no. 26562/07, §§ 470-84, 9 June 2015;Tsechoyev v. Russia, no. 39358/05, § 136, 15 March 2011;Varnava and Others v. Turkey [GC], nos. 16064/90 and 8 others, ECHR 2009;Zuban and Hamidovic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (dec.), nos. 7175/06 and 8710/06, §§ 30-35, 2 September 2014
External sources: UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990);Council of Europe Guidelines on human rights and the fight against terrorism, adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 July 2002
Conclusion: Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2 - Positive obligations;Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect);No violation of Article 13+2 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 2 - Right to life;Article 2-1 - Life);Respondent State to take individual measures (Article 46-2 - Individual measures);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46-2 - General measures)
Separate opinion: TRUE