FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 26083/13
Nicola BABUSCIO and Others against Italy
and 4 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 14 December 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President,
Lətif Hüseynov,
Ivana Jelić, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, and the applicants’ replies to these declarations,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under other provisions of the Convention.
Some of the applicants died after the institution of the proceedings before the Court and their heirs (see the appended table below) wished to pursue the applications in their stead. The Government did not object against the locus standi of the heirs in the proceedings.
The Government submitted a declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications.
The Government acknowledged the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions. In some of the applications, they further acknowledged that the domestic authorities had violated the applicants’ rights guaranteed by other provisions of the Convention. They offered to pay the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The Government also undertake to ensure the enforcement of the domestic decisions under consideration in the cases concerned (see appended table) within the same three-month period, and to pay any costs of the domestic enforcement proceedings.
The payment and the enforcement of the domestic decisions in the cases concerned will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
The applicants or their heirs informed the Court that they agreed to the terms of the declarations.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court firstly takes note of the information regarding the death of some of the applicants indicted in the appended table and the wish of their heirs to continue the proceedings in the stead of their late relatives, as well as of the absence of an objection on the Government’s part to their standing. Therefore, the Court considers that the heirs of the late applicants, as indicated in the table below, have a legitimate interest in pursuing the applications.
The Court finds that, following the applicant party’s express agreement to the terms of the declarations made by the Government, the cases should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.
It therefore takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides that the heirs of the late applicants, as indicated in the appended table, have locus standi in the proceedings;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 18 January 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Krzysztof Wojtyczek
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
(non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Relevant domestic decision
Other complaints under well-established case-law
Date of
receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant/household
(in euros)[1]
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application
(in euros)[2]
26083/13
09/04/2013
(34 applicants)
Nicola BABUSCIO
1956
Giorgio NIRO
1937
Antonio Salvatore FUCCI
1948
Santa BORRIELLO
1970
Francesco Pantaleo PALLONE
1944
Giovanni
DEL VECCHIO
1957
Carmela PERRETTA*
1932
Dario DI MAURO
1961
Rocco RIVIELLO
1953
Roberto PACILIO
1946
Deceased in 2020
Heirs (household):
Lucia COCO
1952
Marco PACILIO
1983
Paola PACILIO
1980
Anna Pia ROSI
1946
Antonio GIUDITTA
1952
Ugo SCUOTTO
1938
Deceased in 2020
Heir:
Ignazia STILLITTANO
1945
Salvatore CALVELLI
1945
Paolo FEDELINI
1952
Ludovico POLIZIO
1947
Alfredo Andrea FUCCI
1954
Franco DE CICCO
1955
Bruno DI FRANCIA
1941
Maria Renata PROVERBIO
1954
Household
Anna SCUOTTO*
1937
Antonio SCUOTTO*
1948
Ciro SCUOTTO*
1952
Assunta SCUOTTO*
1947
Household
Filomena NAPOLITANO*
1981
Antonio Gennaro NAPOLITANO*
1946
Laura NAPOLITANO*
1982
Mario NAPOLITANO*
1984
Household
Sara FRANZESE*
1989
Angela ANGIERO*
1956
Aniello FRANZESE*
1988
Household
Nicola NAPOLITANO*
1979
Felicia FUCCI*
1946
Ferraro Massimo
Palma Campania
As regards the
applicants without an
asterisk:
Naples Court of
Appeal
R.G. 1523/18,
02/11/2018
Ministry of
Justice
As regards the
applicants with
an asterisk:
Naples Court of
Appeal
R.G. 2633/18,
09/05/2019
Ministry of
Justice
Art. 6 (1) - excessive length of civil proceedings - The applicants claim to still be victims of a violation of
Art. 6 for the excessive length of the main proceedings since the Pinto decision acknowledging the violation and awarding compensation has not been enforced (Cocchiarella
v. Italy [GC], no. 64886/01,
§ 87-90,
ECHR 2006-V),
Prot. 1 Art. 1 - interference with peaceful enjoyment of possessions
02/10/2023
02/11/2023
200
30
17434/14
20/12/2013
(110 applicants)
Vittorio D’ANTONIO
1935
Carmela DI MAURO
1952
Ermelinda MANZO
1924
Virginia VANACORE
1954
Giuseppe ANZALONE*
1958
Gaetano GILBLAS
1932
Deceased in 2019
Heirs (household):
Vincenzo GILBLAS
1965
Giovanni GILBLAS
1973
Filomena GILBLAS
1964
Gustavo SCHIANO*
1938
Claudio VITTORIA
1965
Lucio BUONADONNA*
1958
Biagio CELENTANO*
1949
Emanuele VITTORIO*
1938
Mario SELO*
1933
Carmela RAIOLA
1936
Angiolino CIFALDI
1947
Rossana CASTELLANO*
1965
Salvatore CONTIELLO
1955
Donato DE NOVELLIS*
1961
Angelo RUSSO*
1954
Alfonso VITALE*
1957
Eleonora RAIOLA
1931
Gerardo ROSSO
1937
Francesco MELE
1956
Emilio RUSSO*
1956
Angelo ROTOLI*
1960
Rachele SILVESTRI*
1941
Gerardo D’ANDRETTA
1955
Fausta CUOMO*
1941
Anna Maria VIGLIONE
1946
Gerardo PREZIOSO*
1941
Vincenzo AMATO*
1955
Enrico CATEMARIO*
1952
Guglielmo IANNELLI*
1953
Delia TENORE*
1961
Pietro GIUFFRIDA*
1960
Gabriella
DI MARTINO*
1944
Francesco BUONADONNA
1959
Mario FATTORUSO
1946
Paolo DE CICCO*
1940
Fernando TIZZANO*
1951
Amalia MANGIAPIA*
1945
Angelina VISCARDI
1954
Anna Maria INFRANZI*
1926
Deceased in 2019
Heirs (household):
Paola INFRANZI
1961
Emilia INFRANZI
1956
Enrico INFRANZI
1958
Salvatore PICONE*
1963
Alfredo NASTO
1953
Catello GARGIULO*
1947
Guido IZZO*
1959
Fortuna IMPROTA*
1960
Costabile ESPOSITO*
1953
Marco MUZZIO*
1954
Raffaele BISESTI*
1952
Salvatore Dante ANZALONE
1955
Paola MUTONE*
1949
Adelaide FERRARA*
1949
Alberto NASTO*
1951
Anna BAIANO*
1940
Gaetana AMARANTE*
1968
Carolina MARRANO
1951
Angelina ZARRA
1961
Adriana CALAMITA*
1946
Immacolata ESPOSITO
1936
Paola VIGLIONE
1955
Giustino PATURZO
1942
Maurizio SINIBALDI*
1940
Salvatore FERRAIOLI*
1962
Carmine PRINZA*
1951
Palma ALFANO*
1942
Emanuela
DE STEFANO*
1962
Angelina ARIANTE*
1950
Ciro CORCIONE*
1969
Antonietta PROVERBIO*
1943
Renato ORTONE*
1929
Sergio IPPOLITO*
1952
Giulio CRISCI*
1951
Antonio D’AMICO*
1945
Ruggiero NIGRO*
1934
Rocco ARCELLA*
1948
Giorgio MELE*
1945
Household
Caterina ARIENZO*
1959
Rita ARIENZO*
1965
Antonio ARIENZO*
1966
Rosa ARIENZO*
1958
Ferraro Massimo
Palma Campania
For the
applicants
without an asterisk:
Naples Court of
Appeal
R.G. 1410/2018,
17/10/2018
Ministry of
Justice
For the
applicants with
an asterisk:
Naples Court of
Appeal
R.G. 2344/2018,
16/12/2019
Ministry of
Justice
Art. 6 (1) - excessive length of civil proceedings - The applicants claim to still be victims of a violation of
Art. 6 for the excessive length of the main proceedings since the Pinto decision acknowledging the violation and awarding compensation has not been enforced (Cocchiarella
v. Italy [GC], no. 64886/01,
§ 87-90,
ECHR 2006-V),
Prot. 1 Art. 1 - interference with peaceful enjoyment of possessions
02/10/2023
02/11/2023
200
30
18962/15
11/12/2014
(36 applicants)
Gennaro DE MARCO
1940
Domenico LOFFREDO
1952
Aniello FALCONE*
1951
Tommaso PETRILLO
1946
Maurizio NESTOVITO*
1958
Luisa PICCINELLI
1966
Fiore FUCCI
1939
Antonetta FERRARA*
1937
Angelo SANTILLO
1949
Donatella Maria Stella ORSI*
1957
Luciana CRUCIANI
1952
Marina ZEULI
1935
Maria CRUCIANI
1940
Armando NOTARO
1948
Salvatore CORCIONE
1941
Michele SABATINO
1922
Francesco LOMBARDI*
1950
Giannandrea LOMBARDO DI CUMIA
1934
Anna LUCIANI
1927
Francesco BUONPANE
1937
Elsa GENTILE*
1943
Pasquale FRANCO
1928
Deceased in 2020
Heirs (household):
Anna GRASSO
1934
Vincenzo FRANCO
1965
Paola FRANCO
1961
Maria FRANCO
1960
Luciana BIONDI
1941
Decesead in 2020
Heirs (household):
Rossella FALCONI
1977
Jessica FALCONI
1973
Antonio RUOCCO
1953
Household
Pia GRELLA
1957
Maria Francesca GRELLA
1962
Luigi GRELLA
1964
Household
Lorenza PARISI
1971
Roberta PARISI
1975
Ilde PARISI
1970
Annalisa PARISI
1971
Tiziana PARISI
1973
Household
Monica GUADAGNI
1970
Pasquale GUADAGNI
1975
Paolo GUADAGNI
1972
Ferraro Massimo
Palma Campania
For the
applicants
without an
asterisk:
Naples Court of
Appeal
R.G. 1302/18
20/09/2018
Ministry of
Justice
For the
applicants with
an asterisk:
Naples Court of
Appeal
R.G. 2068/18, 31/01/2019
Ministry of
Justice
Art. 6 (1) - excessive length of civil proceedings - The applicants claim to still be victims of a violation of
Art. 6 for the excessive length of the main proceedings since the Pinto decision acknowledging the violation and awarding compensation has not been enforced (Cocchiarella
v. Italy [GC], no. 64886/01,
§ 87-90,
ECHR 2006-V),
Prot. 1 Art. 1 - interference with peaceful enjoyment of possessions
02/10/2023
02/11/2023
200
30
10416/23
28/02/2023
Luigi ROTONDO
1947
Jossa Daniela
Naples
Rome
Court of Appeal
R.G. 51301/2018,
21/06/2018
Ministry of Justice
02/10/2023
17/10/2023
200
30
10419/23
28/02/2023
Gaetana BOSSOLI
1961
Jossa Daniela
Naples
Naples
Court of Appeal
R.G. 1365/2020,
06/08/2020
Ministry of Justice
02/10/2023
24/10/2023
200
30
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.