Resolution CM/ResDH(2016)149
Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Forty-nine cases against Portugal
(See Appendix for the list of cases)
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 8 June 2016 at the 1259th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”),
Having regard to the final judgments transmitted by the Court to the Committee in these cases and to the violations of Article 6, paragraph 1 of the Convention due to the excessive length of civil, administrative or criminal proceedings established in these cases;
Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:
- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and
- of general measures preventing similar violations;
Having noted that the just satisfaction, where awarded, has been paid by the government of the respondent State;
Noting with satisfaction the major legislative measures adopted by the Portuguese authorities, which demonstrate their commitment to pursue their efforts to resolve the problem of excessive length of judicial proceedings;
Noting also that encouraging results have been obtained and have been consolidated with regard to criminal proceedings, first instance civil declaratory proceedings and civil proceedings in general before the higher courts;
Recalling further that the Court recognised the effectiveness of the remedy established in Portugal for obtaining compensation in respect of excessive length of proceedings;
Noting that the Committee will continue to follow, within the framework of several recent cases, the outstanding questions concerning the impact of the adopted measures on the length of the proceedings in which no positive trend has been observed to date;
DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in the cases listed below and
DECIDES to close the examination thereof.
Appendix – list of cases
Application No.
Case
Judgment of
Final on
34422/97
OLIVEIRA MODESTO AND OTHERS
08/06/2000
08/09/2000
12363/10
DOMINGOS MARQUES RIBEIRO MAÇARICO
17/01/2012
17/04/2012
14886/03
MONTEIRO DA CRUZ
17/01/2006
17/04/2006
15601/09
CUNHA OLIVEIRA
20/09/2011
20/09/2011
18545/06
SEQUEIRA GABRIELA
20/10/2009
20/01/2010
19881/06
CASTRO FERREIRA LEITE
01/12/2009
10/05/2010
21217/09
CARDOSO OLIVEIRA
04/02/2014
04/02/2014
22851/11
MARQUES JERÓNIMO BARATA
12/03/2013
12/03/2013
2489/09
FLORES CARDOSO
29/05/2012
29/08/2012
26655/09
AREDE RUIVO
12/07/2011
12/07/2011
30358/08
ALVES FERREIRA
27/05/2010
27/08/2010
30532/12
PEREIRA SANTOS
04/02/2014
04/02/2014
32020/10
PINHO LOPES
23/10/2012
23/10/2012
33197/09
ALEXANDRE
20/11/2012
20/02/2013
34676/13
EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS - TRANSPORTES AÉREOS, S.A.
08/12/2015
08/12/2015
39607/10
MANSO ROGEIRO
12/03/2013
12/03/2013
43146/11
GOMES ALMEIDA HENRIQUES MOURA
12/03/2013
12/03/2013
43641/09
VITOR MANUEL TOME MONTEIRO AND OTHERS
26/07/2011
26/07/2011
44230/10
PORTUGAL AND CORRÊA DE BARROS
08/11/2012
08/11/2012
44298/98
TOURTIER
14/02/2002
14/05/2002
47001/10
ESTEVES MONTEIRO AND NUNES REMESSO MONTEIRO
08/11/2012
08/11/2012
47031/10
PINHEIRO SILVESTRE
23/10/2012
23/10/2012
48187/99
ROSA MARQUES AND OTHERS
25/07/2002
25/10/2002
48956/99
GIL LEAL PEREIRA
31/10/2002
31/01/2003
49185/13
MENDES
30/10/2014
30/10/2014
49279/99
KONCEPT-CONSELHO EM COMUNICAÇÃO E SENSIBILIZAÇÃO DE PÚBLICOS, LDA
31/10/2002
31/01/2003
49671/99
FERREIRA DA NAVE
07/11/2002
07/02/2003
50775/99
SOUSA MARINHO AND MARINHO MEIRELES PINTO
03/04/2003
03/07/2003
51806/99
FIGUEIREDO SIMOES
30/01/2003
30/04/2003
52412/99
MARQUES NUNES
20/02/2003
20/05/2003
52657/99
TEXTILE TRADERS, LIMITED
27/02/2003
27/05/2003
53534/99
ESTEVES
03/04/2003
03/07/2003
53795/00
FARINHA MARTINS
10/07/2003
10/10/2003
53937/00
FERREIRA ALVES
27/02/2003
27/05/2003
53997/00
DIAS DA SILVA AND GOMES RIBEIRO MARTINS
27/03/2003
27/06/2003
54566/00
MOREIRA & FERREIRINHA, LDA AND OTHERS
26/06/2003
26/09/2003
54926/00
COSTA RIBEIRO
30/04/2003
30/07/2003
55081/00
NEVES FERREIRA SANDE E CASTRO AND OTHERS
16/10/2003
16/01/2004
55340/00
SOCIEDADE AGRÍCOLA DO PERAL AND OTHERS
31/07/2003
31/10/2003
56110/00
FROTAL-ALUGUER DE EQUIPAMENTOS S.A.
04/12/2003
04/03/2004
56345/00
FERREIRA ALVES No. 2
04/12/2003
04/03/2004
57323/00
PENA
18/12/2003
18/03/2004
58294/08
ARMANDO DE JESUS MATEUS
17/01/2012
17/01/2012
58617/00
GARCIA DA SILVA
29/04/2004
29/07/2004
59017/00
SOARES FERNANDES
08/04/2004
08/07/2004
6015/09
ASSUNCAO SANTOS
26/06/2012
26/06/2012
60786/10
VIEIRA GOMES BEZERRA
28/01/2014
28/01/2014
6655/07
FERREIRA ARAÚJO DO VALE
27/10/2009
27/01/2010
9223/10
PIMENTEL LOURENÇO
23/10/2012
23/10/2012
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