Bouilly v. France (no. 1)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 13

December 1999

Bouilly v. France (no. 1) - 38952/97

Judgment 7.12.1999 [Section III]

Article 6

Civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Reasonable time

Length of administrative proceedings: violation

The case concerns the length of administrative proceedings brought by the applicant in August 1993. The proceedings ended in November 1998 (over 5 years 3 months).

Conclusion: violation (unanimous).

Not necessary to examine under Article 13 (unanimous).

Article 41 - The Court awarded 30,000 francs (FRF) in respect of non-pecuniary damage, 5,000 francs for the costs incurred in the domestic proceedings and 10,000 francs for the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Convention bodies.

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