CASE OF JANOWIEC AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
Hearing: Janowiec and Others v. Russia (nos. 55508/07 and 29520/09) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2013-02-13 00:00:00)
Application no.: 55508/07
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2013-10-21 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2013:1021JUD005550807
Respondent state: RUS
Articles of the Convention: 2;2-1;3;34;35;35-3-a;38;41
Judges: Alvina Gyulumyan;Anatoly Kovler;Corneliu Bîrsan;Dean Spielmann;Dmitry Dedov;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Helena Jäderblom;Ineta Ziemele;Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre;Josep Casadevall;Julia Laffranque;Karel Jungwiert;Khanlar Hajiyev;Kristina Pardalos;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Luis López Guerra;Mark Villiger;Peer Lorenzen;Vincent A. De Gaetano
Represented by: SZEWCZYK J. ; KAMINSKI I. ; NOWOSIELSKI R. ; SOCHANSKI B. ; KARPINSKIY R. ; STAVITSKAYA A.
Issue: Section 7 of the State Secrets Act
Strasbourg case-law cited: Açis v. Turkey, no. 7050/05, 1 February 2011;Agache and Others v. Romania, no. 2712/02, 20 October 2009;Akhmadova and Sadulayeva v. Russia, no. 40464/02, § 137, 10 May 2007;Akkum and Others v. Turkey, no. 21894/93, §§ 258-259, ECHR 2005-II (extracts);Al-Nashif v. Bulgaria, no. 50963/99, §§ 123 and 124, 20 June 2002;Aslakhanova and Others v. Russia, nos. 2944/06, 8300/07, 50184/07, 332/08 and 42509/10, 18 December 2012;Association “21 December 1989” and Others v. Romania, nos. 33810/07 and 18817/08, 24 May 2011;Bajic v. Croatia, no. 41108/10, § 62, 13 November 2012;Bazorkina v. Russia, no. 69481/01, § 139, 27 July 2006;Bekirski v. Bulgaria, no. 71420/01, §§ 111-113, 2 September 2010;Bitiyeva and Others v. Russia, no. 36156/04, § 106, 23 April 2009;Blecic v. Croatia [GC], no. 59532/00, ECHR 2006-III;Brecknell v. the United Kingdom, no. 32457/04, 27 November 2007;Çakici v. Turkey [GC], no. 23657/94, § 98, ECHR 1999-IV;Çakir and Others v. Cyprus (dec.), no. 7864/06, 29 April 2010;Crainiceanu and Frumusanu v. Romania, no. 12442/04, 24 April 2012;Dalban v. Romania [GC], no. 28114/95, § 39, ECHR 1999-VI;Damayev v. Russia, no. 36150/04, § 97, 29 May 2012;Damir Sibgatullin v. Russia, no. 1413/05, §§ 65-68, 24 April 2012;Davydov and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 17674/02 and 39081/02, §§ 167 et seq., 1 July 2010;Dedovskiy and Others v. Russia, no. 7178/03, § 107, ECHR 2008 (extracts);Dimovi v. Bulgaria, no. 52744/07, §§ 36-45, 6 November 2012;Enukidze and Girgvliani v. Georgia, no. 25091/07, 26 April 2011;Er and Others v. Turkey, no. 23016/04, §§ 59-60, ECHR 2012 (extracts);Esmukhambetov and Others v. Russia, no. 23445/03, § 190, 29 March 2011;Gongadze v. Ukraine, no. 34056/02, § 184, ECHR 2005-XI;Gutiérrez Dorado and Dorado Ortiz v. Spain (dec.), no. 30141/09, §§ 39-41, 27 March 2012;Igor Shevchenko v. Ukraine, no. 22737/04, §§ 45-48, 12 January 2012;Imakayeva v. Russia, no. 7615/02, § 155, ECHR 2006-XIII (extracts);Inderbiyeva v. Russia, no. 56765/08, § 110, 27 March 2012;Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, § 210, Series A no. 25;Jularic v. Croatia, no. 20106/06, §§ 38 and 45-46, 20 January 2011;Karner v. Austria, no. 40016/98, § 25, ECHR 2003-IX;Khadzhialiyev and Others v. Russia, no. 3013/04, § 121, 6 November 2008;Khashuyeva v. Russia, no. 25553/07, § 154, 19 July 2011;Kopecký v. Slovakia [GC], no. 44912/98, § 38, ECHR 2004-IX;Kudra v. Croatia, no. 13904/07, §§ 110-112, 18 December 2012;Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, § 131, ECHR 2000-IV;Lapusan and Others v. Romania, nos. 29007/06, 30552/06, 31323/06, 31920/06, 34485/06, 38960/06, 38996/06, 39027/06 and 39067/06, 8 March 2011;Liu v. Russia (no. 2), no. 29157/09, §§ 85-87, 26 July 2011;Lukanov v. Bulgaria, 20 March 1997, § 40, Reports 1997-II;Luluyev and Others v. Russia, no. 69480/01, § 114, ECHR 2006-XIII (extracts);Lyubov Efimenko v. Ukraine, no. 75726/01, § 65, 25 November 2010;Maslova and Nalbandov v. Russia, no. 839/02, §§ 128-129, 24 January 2008;McCann and Others v. the United Kingdom, 27 September 1995, § 161, Series A no. 324;McShane v. the United Kingdom, no. 43290/98, § 151, 28 May 2002;Mladenovic v. Serbia, no. 1099/08, §§ 38-40, 22 May 2012;Mocanu and Others v. Romania, nos. 10865/09, 45886/07 and 32431/08, 13 November 2012;Musayev and Others v. Russia, nos. 57941/00, 58699/00 and 60403/00, § 169, 26 July 2007;Musikhanova and Others v. Russia, no. 27243/03, § 107, 4 December 2008;Nevmerzhitsky v. Ukraine, no. 54825/00, § 77, ECHR 2005-II (extracts);Nolan and K. v. Russia, no. 2512/04, § 56, 12 February 2009;Orhan v. Turkey, no. 25656/94, § 358, 18 June 2002;Osmanoglu v. Turkey, no. 48804/99, § 96, 24 January 2008;Otaševic v. Serbia, no. 32198/07, 5 February 2013;P.M. v. Bulgaria, no. 49669/07, § 58, 24 January 2012;Paçaci and Others v. Turkey, no. 3064/07, §§ 64-66, 8 November 2011;Pastor and Ticlete v. Romania, nos. 30911/06 and 40967/06, 19 April 2011;Poleshchuk v. Russia, no. 60776/00, 7 October 2004;Sabri Günes v. Turkey [GC], no. 27396/06, § 50, 29 June 2012;Salakhov and Islyamova v. Ukraine, no. 28005/08, § 204, 14 March 2013;Sambiyev and Pokayeva v. Russia, no. 38693/04, §§ 74-75, 22 January 2009;Sandru and Others v. Romania, no. 22465/03, 8 December 2009;Sasita Israilova and Others v. Russia, no. 35079/04, § 145, 28 October 2010;Shakhgiriyeva and Others v. Russia, no. 27251/03, §§ 134-140, 8 January 2009;Šilih v. Slovenia [GC], no. 71463/01, 9 April 2009;Stanimirovic v. Serbia, no. 26088/06, §§ 28-29, 18 October 2011;Tahsin Acar v. Turkey [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 253-254, ECHR 2004-III;Tangiyeva. Russia, no. 57935/00, § 104, 29 November 2007;Tanis and Others v. Turkey, no. 65899/01, § 219, ECHR 2005-VIII;Tanli v. Turkey, no. 26129/95, § 159, ECHR 2001-III;Tanrikulu v. Turkey [GC], no. 23763/94, § 70, ECHR 1999-IV;Tigran Ayrapetyan v. Russia, no. 75472/01, § 64, 16 September 2010;Timurtas v. Turkey, no. 23531/94, §§ 66 and 70, ECHR 2000-VI;Trubnikov v. Russia, no. 49790/99, §§ 50-57, 5 July 2005;Trufin v. Romania, no. 3990/04, §§ 32-34, 20 October 2009;Tuna v. Turkey, no. 22339/03, §§ 57-63, 19 January 2010;Udayeva and Yusupova v. Russia, no. 36542/05, § 82, 21 December 2010;Utsayeva and Others v. Russia, no. 29133/03, §§ 149-153, 29 May 2008;Vagapova and Zubirayev v. Russia, no. 21080/05, §§ 85-86, 26 February 2009;Varnava and Others v. Turkey [GC], nos. 16064/90, 16065/90, 16066/90, 16068/90, 16069/90, 16070/90, 16071/90, 16072/90 and 16073/90, ECHR 2009;Velcea and Mazare v. Romania, no. 64301/01, §§ 85-88, 1 December 2009;Velkhiyev and Others v. Russia, no. 34085/06, § 137, 5 July 2011;Yasin Ates v. Turkey, no. 30949/96, § 135, 31 May 2005;Yatsenko v. Ukraine, no. 75345/01, § 40, 16 February 2012;Zubayrayev v. Russia, no. 67797/01, §§ 74-77, 10 January 2008
External sources: Articles 26, 27 and 28 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969
Conclusion: Preliminary objection allowed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione temporis;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 38 - Examination of the case-{general} (Article 38 - Obligation to furnish all necessary facilities);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
Separate opinion: TRUE