CASE OF ROMAN ZAKHAROV v. RUSSIA
Hearing: Roman Zakharov v. Russia (no. 47143/06) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2014-09-24 00:00:00)
Application no.: 47143/06
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2015-12-04 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2015:1204JUD004714306
Respondent state: RUS
Articles of the Convention: 8;8-1;8-2;34;35;35-1;41
Judges: André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Dean Spielmann;Dmitry Dedov;Erik Møse;Guido Raimondi;Helena Jäderblom;Ineta Ziemele;Josep Casadevall;Julia Laffranque;Khanlar Hajiyev;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Luis López Guerra;Mark Villiger;Paul Lemmens;Ksenija Turković
Represented by: GRUZD B. ; NGO EHRAC / Memorial Human Rights Centre
Issue: Operational-Search Activities Act of 12 August 1995 ; Orders Nos 70 and 538 of the Ministry of Communications ; Code of Criminal Procedure of 18 December 2001 ; Judicial Review Act ; Chapter 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure ; Article 1069 of the Civil Code

Strasbourg case-law cited: Amann v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27798/95, §§ 56-58, ECHR 2000 II;Ananyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 42525/07 and 60800/08, § 215, 10 January 2012;Association for European Integration and Human Rights and Ekimdzhiev v. Bulgaria, no. 62540/00, 28 June 2007;Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, ECHR 2014;Chahal v. the United Kingdom, 15 November 1996, § 131, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996 V;Christie v. the United Kingdom, no. 21482/93, Commission decision of 27 June 1994;;Dumitru Popescu v. Romania (no. 2), no. 71525/01, § 71, 26 April 2007;Esbester v. the United Kingdom, no. 18601/91, Commission decision of 2 April 1993;Halford v. the United Kingdom, 25 June 1997, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997 III;Huvig v. France, 24 April 1990, Series A no. 176 B;Iliya Stefanov v. Bulgaria, no. 65755/01, §§ 49 and 50, 22 May 2008;Iordachi and Others v. Moldova, no. 25198/02, §§ 30-35, 10 February 2009;Kennedy v. the United Kingdom, no. 26839/05, 18 May 2010;Khan v. the United Kingdom, no. 35394/97, §§ 45-47, ECHR 2000 V;Klass and Others v. Germany, 6 September 1978, § 34, Series A no. 28;Krone Verlag GmbH & Co. KG v. Austria (no. 4), no. 72331/01, § 26, 9 November 2006;L. v. Norway, no. 13564/88, Commission decision of 8 June 1990;Leander v. Sweden, 26 March 1987, § 51, Series A no. 116;Liberty and Others v. the United Kingdom, no. 58243/00, §§ 56 and 57, 1 July 2008;Liu v. Russia, no. 42086/05, § 56, 6 December 2007;Malone v. the United Kingdom, 2 August 1984, Series A no. 82;Matthews v. the United Kingdom, no. 28576/95, Commission decision of 16 October 1996;Menchinskaya v. Russia, no. 42454/02, §§ 19 and 38, 15 January 2009;N.C. v. Italy [GC], no. 24952/94, § 56, ECHR 2002 X;Prado Bugallo v. Spain, no. 58496/00, § 30, 18 February 2003;Redgrave v. the United Kingdom, no. 20271/92, Commission decision of 1 September 1993;Rotaru v. Romania [GC], no. 28341/95, ECHR 2000 V;S. and Marper v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04, § 95, ECHR 2008;Valenzuela Contreras v. Spain, 30 July 1998, § 46, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 V;Weber and Saravia v. Germany (dec.), no. 54934/00, ECHR 2006-XI
Conclusion: Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 34 - Actio popularis;Victim);Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for correspondence;Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE