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FOURTH SECTION
CASE OF GOLIĆ AND OTHERS v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
( Application s no s . 51441/16and 40 others -
see appended list )
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
16 May 2019
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.
In the case of Golić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
The European Court of Human Rights ( Fourth Section ), sitting as a Committee composed of:
Georges Ravarani,
President,
Marko Bošnjak,
Péter Paczolay,
judges
,
and
Liv
Tigerstedt
Acting
Deputy Section Registrar
,
THE FACTS
4. The list of applicant s and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 5. The applicant s complained of the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions .THE LAW
I. JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS
6. Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment.II. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 OF THE CONVENTION AND OF ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL No. 1
7. The applicant s complained of the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions given in their favour . They relied, expressly or in substance, on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 , which read as follows:Article 6 § 1
"In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by [a] ... tribunal ..."
Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
"Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law.
The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties."
8. The Court reiterates that the execution of a judgment given by any court must be regarded as an integral part of a "hearing" for the purposes of Article 6. It also refers to its case-law concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of final domestic judgments (see Hornsby v. Greece , no. 18357/91, § 40, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997 - II). 9. In the leading cases of Spahić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 20514/15and 15 others, §§ 25-31, 14 November 2017, and Kunić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 68955/12and 15 others, §§ 26-31, 14 November 2017, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 10. The Court further notes that the decisions in the present applications ordered specific action to be taken. The Court therefore considers that the decisions in question constitute "possessions" within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1. 11. Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion on the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the authorities did not deploy all necessary efforts to enforce fully and in due time the decisions in the applicant s ' favour. 12. These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 .III. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION
13. Article 41 of the Convention provides:"If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party."
14. Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case - law (see, in particular, Spahić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 20514/15and 15 others, §§ 36-43, 14 November 2017, and Kunić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 68955/12and 15 others, §§ 37-46, 14 November 2017), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. 15. The Court further notes that the respondent State has an outstanding obligation to enforce the judgments which remain enforceable . 16. The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points.FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT , UNANIMOUSLY,
1. Decides to join the applications;
2. Declares the applications admissible;
3. Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions ;
4. Holds that the respondent State shall ensure, by appropriate means, within three months, the enforcement of the pending domestic decisions referred to in the appended table;
5. Holds
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant s , within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
Done in English, and notified in writing on 16 May 2019 , pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.
Liv Tigerstedt Georges Ravarani
Acting D eputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of the Protocol No. 1
( non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions )
|
Application no. Date of introduction |
Applicant ' s name Date of birth
|
Relevant domestic decision |
Start date of non-enforcement period |
Length of enforcement proceedings |
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] |
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2] | |
|
|
22/07/2016 |
Miralem Golić 28/07/1960 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 02/09/2010
|
24/02/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 25 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
22/07/2016 |
Redžo Novalić 12/04/1961 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 12/11/2010
|
24/05/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 25 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
27/07/2016 (4 applicants) |
Idriz Kupusija 08/09/1965 Dražen DOKO 29/03/1966 Mustafa FAJIĆ 01/05/1967 Anto VUKOJA 21/09/1962 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 14/10/2010
|
07/03/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 14 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Ivo Kelava 08/04/1982 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 07/05/2010
|
07/03/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 14 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Murat Husić 03/01/1953 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 08/11/2012 |
17/01/2014
|
pending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 4 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Džemila Džiho 05/04/1957 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 16/05/2013
|
16/01/2014
|
p ending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 5 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (3 applicants) |
Dragan Kolar 09/03/1968 Admir PEKUŠIĆ 03/11/1976 Amel SALČIN 31/03/1971
|
Mostar Cantonal Court, 13/05/2010
|
23/08/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 26 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Osman Novalić 07/10/1968 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 30/03/2011
|
20/04/2012
|
pending More than 6 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 1 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Miralem Pribinja 20/04/1970 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 18/12/2009
|
31/08/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 21 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Senad Čustović 05/08/1959 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 29/04/2010
Mostar Cantonal Court, 24/04/2013 |
09/09/2010
19/08/2014
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 12 day(s)
pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 2 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (3 applicants) |
Ejub Nuhić 03/01/1970 Velibor MARKOVIĆ 30/07/1968 Šećo ČIBO 18/08/1969 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 12/01/2012
|
19/09/2013
|
pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 2 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Omer Obradović 17/02/1977 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 09/02/2011
|
12/07/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 9 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Safet Marić 12/06/1969 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 07/07/2010
|
14/10/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 7 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Nafiz Ćeho 06/01/1961 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 07/09/2011
|
28/10/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 21 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Emir Gačanin 28/09/1965 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 29/04/2010
|
23/08/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 26 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (3 applicants) |
Jelenko Marić 28/09/1974 Senad TAŠIĆ 17/10/1969 Ahmet HODŽIĆ 20/01/1968 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/09/2010
|
07/03/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 14 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (3 applicants) |
Zahida Omerović 20/08/1966 Ema DŽEVLAN 04/05/1962 Sead MORO 07/11/1961 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 07/07/2010
|
05/11/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 16 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
21/07/2016 |
Dragan Petrović 03/10/1955 Pero KRTIĆ 14/03/1964
|
Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/02/2011
|
20/05/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 1 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Davor Knezović 08/01/1962 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 02/09/2010
|
15/12/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 6 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Dika Čolaković 05/04/1957 |
Mostar First Instance Court Mostar Municipal Court, 08/12/2012 |
15/08/2013
|
pending More than 5 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 6 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Haris Veledar 12/02/1975 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 18/05/2011
|
21/12/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 3 month(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Jasminka Šantić 25/06/1958 |
Mostar First Instance Court Mostar Municipal Court, 30/03/2010 |
02/09/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 19 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Zdravko Šimunović 17/04/1962 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 29/04/2010
|
03/02/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 18 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Džemila Dedić 24/12/1965 Zineta JELIN 03/10/1961 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 12/05/2010 |
21/12/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 3 month(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (3 applicants) |
Šerif Orahovac 31/05/1970 Antoni ČULE 02/03/1960 Mirjana PULJIĆ VLAHIĆ 31/05/1959
|
Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/09/2010
|
08/12/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 13 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (4 applicants) |
Ernest Rizvanović 02/04/1969 Nermin BEGIĆ 10/07/1977 Smail BALIĆ 17/05/1968 Edin RAMIĆ 04/01/1971 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 13/05/2010
|
27/09/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 22 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Vido Čuljak 12/01/1958 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 01/02/2011 |
20/04/2012
|
pending More than 6 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 1 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (3 applicants) |
Majda Ramić 13/05/1982 Lejla MUNIKOZA 29/09/1982 Džafo NUHIĆ 28/05/1962 |
Mostar First Instance Court, 15/03/2011
Mostar Cantonal Court, 22/02/2013 |
30/09/2011
11/11/2014
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 21 day(s)
pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 10 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Stana Primorac 03/06/1960 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 05/05/2015
|
10/06/2015
|
pending More than 3 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 11 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Azer Selimić 01/10/1971 Mujo LIZDE 08/08/1954 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 20/12/2010
|
24/05/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 25 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Nenad Sluga 20/05/1957 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/02/2011
|
26/04/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 23 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Senad Redžović 19/09/1972 Almir DŽOLOTA 18/08/1974 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 15/12/2010
|
23/03/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 26 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 |
Azer Šuta 10/03/1974 Dževad DŽEMILA 03/01/1966 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 20/10/2010
|
08/03/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 13 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
29/07/2016 (4 applicants) |
Salko Oruč 08/07/1967 Jasmin KUKAVICA 02/01/1969 Samir ŠARIĆ 21/01/1968 Goran VLAHO 24/07/1972
|
Mostar Cantonal Court, 11/03/2010
|
27/09/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 22 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
05/09/2016 |
Dušan Pudar 11/02/1978
|
Mostar Cantonal Court, 27/08/2010
|
10/11/2010
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 11 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
05/09/2016 |
Dika Sabljić 08/11/1953
|
Mostar Cantonal Court, 22/10/2010
Supreme Court of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16/06/2011 |
17/12/2010
21/09/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 4 day(s)
pending More than 7 year(s) and 6 month(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
26/11/2016 (4 applicants) |
Mustafa Karabeg 20/08/1966 Šaćir ŠKALJIĆ 16/12/1969 Emir NAZDRAJIĆ 01/01/1970 Zijad DEMIĆ 29/06/1976 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 18/08/2011
|
21/11/2011
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
26/11/2016 (4 applicants) |
Amir Mehić 28/06/1962 Jasmin MACIĆ 20/05/1975 Marinko PETROVIĆ 10/12/1950 Đemo NUHBEGOVIĆ 24/03/1961 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 08/06/2011
Mostar Cantonal Court, 10/12/2014
|
06/10/2011
24/09/2015
|
pending More than 7 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 15 day(s)
pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 25 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
26/11/2016 (3 applicants) |
Ferida Sarajlić 23/09/1959 Razija PROHIĆ 20/07/1956 Vesna PETROVIĆ 29/10/1956 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 14/11/2012
|
24/03/2014
|
pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 25 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
26/11/2016 |
Noni Rogić 02/06/1959 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 04/11/2010
Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 07/07/2011 |
21/01/2011
05/03/2012
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 2 month(s)
pending More than 7 year(s) and 16 day(s)
|
1,000 |
350 |
|
|
08/12/2016 |
Husein Ćulum 30/01/1954 |
Mostar Cantonal Court, 13/10/2010
|
18/01/2011
|
pending More than 8 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 3 day(s) |
1,000 |
350 |
[1] . Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
[2] . Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.