Hakobyans and Ghazaryans win lawsuit against Armenia in European Court

A. Hakobyan, M. Hakobyan and Y. Hakobyan, G. Ghazaryan and Av. Ghazaryan, citizens of Armenia, won a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of Armenia.

The case concerns their complaints about the excessive length of proceedings before the civil and administrative courts, lasting between seven to over 13 years. The applicants claimed that there were no effective remedies at national level to seek compensation for excessive length of proceedings.

The applicants accused the Republic of Armenia of violating Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time) and article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Court charged the Republic of Armenia non-pecuniary damage in the amount of 4,200 euros for the Hakobyans and 4,200 euros for G. Ghazaryan. The Court also demanded the payment from the Republic of Armenia of 1,200 euros for the claimants and 1,000 euros for Av. Ghazaryan for costs and expenses.