Information Note on the Court’s case-law 14
January 2000
Blaisot v. France - 33207/96
Judgment 25.1.2000 [Section III]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of proceedings before the administrative courts: violation
The case concerns the length of proceedings before the administrative courts relating to land consolidation. The proceedings began in November 1983 and ended in May 1996 (12 years, 5 months and 15 days).
Conclusion: violation (unanimous).
Article 41: The Court awarded the applicants 40,000 francs (FRF) in respect of non-pecuniary damage and 10,000 francs in respect of costs and expenses.
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