CASE OF AL-DULIMI AND MONTANA MANAGEMENT INC. v. SWITZERLAND
Hearing: Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v. Switzerland (no. 5809/08) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2014-12-10 00:00:00)
Application no.: 5809/08
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2016-06-21 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2016:0621JUD000580908
Respondent state: CHE
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-1;15;35;35-3-a;41
Judges: Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Annalisa Ciampi;Dean Spielmann;Dmitry Dedov;Egidijus Kūris;Eva Brems;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Ineta Ziemele;Josep Casadevall;Julia Laffranque;Khanlar Hajiyev;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Luzius Wildhaber;Mark Villiger;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Nebojša Vučinić;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque;Peer Lorenzen;Robert Spano;Vincent A. De Gaetano
Represented by: MICHEL J.-C. ; OBEIDAT T. ; FRIES S.
Strasbourg case-law cited: Aït-Mouhoub v. France, 28 October 1998, § 52, Reports 1998-VIII;Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 35763/97, ECHR 2001 XI;Al-Jedda v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 27021/08, § 76, ECHR 2011;Al Saadoon and Mufdhi v. the United Kingdom, no 61498/08, § 128, ECHR 2010;Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 55721/07, § 141, ECHR 2011;Artico v. Italy, 13 May 1980, § 33, Series A no 37;Azinas v. Cyprus [GC], no 56679/00, § 32, ECHR 2004 III;Balmer-Schafroth and Others v. Switzerland, 26 August 1997, §§ 37-38, Reports 1997 IV;Běleš and Others v. the Czech Republic, no 47273/99, § 49, ECHR 2002-IX;Bosphorus Hava Yolları Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v. Ireland ([GC], no 45036/98, ECHR 2005 VI;Boulois v. Luxembourg [GC], no 37575/04, § 90, ECHR 2012;Bryan v. the United Kingdom, 22 November 1995, § 45, Series A no 335-A;Chaudet v. France, no 49037/06, § 37, 29 October 2009;Cyprus v. Turkey (just satisfaction) [GC], no 25781/94, § 23, ECHR 2014;Cudak v. Lithuania [GC], no 15869/02, ECHR 2010;D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no 57325/00, § 109, ECHR 2007 IV;Demir and Baykara v. Turkey [GC], no 34503/97, § 67, ECHR 2008;Fayed v. the United Kingdom, 21 September 1994, § 65, Series A no 294 B;García Ruiz v. Spain [GC], no 30544/96, §§ 28-29, ECHR 1999-I;Gillberg v. Sweden [GC], no 41723/06, § 54, 3  April 2012;Golder v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1975, § 36, Series A no 18;Gross v. Switzerland [GC], no 67810/10, § 37, ECHR 2014;Kurić and Others v. Slovenia [GC], no 26828/06, § 234-235, ECHR 2012;Liepājnieks v. Latvia (dec.), no 37586/06, § 95, 2 November 2010;Loizidou v. Turkey (merits), 18 December 1996, § 43, Reports 1996-VI;Loizidou v. Turkey (preliminary objection), 23 March 1995, § 75, Series A no 310;M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece [GC], no 30696/09, § 338, ECHR 2011;Masson and Van Zon v. the Netherlands, 28 September 1995, § 49, Series A no 327 A;Micallef v. Malta [GC], no 17056/06, § 74, ECHR 2009;Michaud v. France, no 12323/11, §§ 102-104, ECHR 2012;Nada v. Switzerland ([GC], no 10593/08, §§ 177-178, ECHR 2012;Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland [GC], no 41615/07, § 88, ECHR 2010;Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein v. Germany [GC], no 42527/98, § 43, ECHR 2001-VIII;Roche v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 32555/96, ECHR 2005 X;Sigma Radio Television Ltd v. Cyprus, nos. 32181/04 and 35122/05, §§ 151 157, 21 July 2011;Stichting Mothers of Srebrenica and Others v. the Netherlands (dec.), no 65542/12, ECHR 2013 (extracts);Storck v. Germany, no 61603/00, § 98, ECHR 2005-V;United Communist Party of Turkey and Others v. Turkey, 30 January 1998, § 29, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 I;Waite and Kennedy v. Germany [GC], no 26083/94, § 59, ECHR 1999-I
External sources: Articles 25 and 103, Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter;Article 14, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;Resolution 1597 (2008) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 23 January 2008;United Nations Security Council Resolution 1730 (2006) of 19 December 2006;Paragraph 23, Resolution 1483 (2003) of the United Nations Security Council of 23 May 2003 under Chapter VII of the UN Charter
Conclusion: Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court;Civil rights and obligations);Damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE