Tuesday, December 12 2017 16:08

ArmInfo. ECHR has delivered Grand Chamber judgments on just satisfaction in the cases of Chiragov and Others v. Armenia and Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan

ECIHR website noted that both cases relate to the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict and the verdict on them was essentially adopted as early as  June 2015, but it was noted that the resolution on just compensation  was not ready.

According to the new verdict, in today's Grand Chamber judgment1 in  the case of Sargsyan v.  Azerbaijan (application no. 40167/06) the  European Court of Human Rights ruled on the question of just  satisfaction. It held, unanimously, that the Azerbaijani Government  had to pay the applicant 5,000 euros (EUR) in respect of pecuniary  and non-pecuniary damage and EUR 30,000 in costs and expenses.

In today's Grand Chamber judgment1 in the case of Chiragov and Others  v. Armenia (application no. 13216/05) the European Court of Human  Rights ruled on the question of just satisfaction. It held,  unanimously, that the Armenian Government had to pay 5,000 euros in  respect of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage to each of the  applicants and a total amount of 28,642.87 pounds sterling for costs  and expenses.

The European Court of Human Rights on June 16, 2015, ruled in the  case of Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan and Chiragov v. Armenia. According to  the announced decision, in the case of Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan, the  rights of the Armenian refugee were violated because of lack of  access to their property in Azerbaijan left during the conflict over  Nagorno-Karabakh. The ECHR ruled that there was a violation of the  right to protect property, the right to respect for private and  family life, as well as the right to effective remedies.  On the same  day, the case of "Chiragov against Armenia" was considered in  parallel, on which a similar decision was made.