CASE OF STEFFANO AGAINST ITALY



     The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 54

(art. 54) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and

Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"),

     Having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Human

Rights in the Steffano case delivered on 27 February 1992 and

transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers;

     Recalling that the case originated in an application

(No. 12409/86) against Italy, lodged with the European Commission

of Human Rights on 16 June 1986 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the

Convention by Ms Silvia Steffano, an Italian national, and that the

Commission declared admissible the complaint concerning the

excessive length of certain "civil" proceedings before

administrative courts and the "Conseil d'Etat";

     Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the

Commission on 8 March 1991;

     Whereas in its judgment of 27 February 1992 the Court

unanimously:

     - held that there had been a violation of Article 6,

paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), of the Convention;

     - held that the present judgment constituted in itself

sufficient just satisfaction for the purposes of Article 50

(art. 50) in respect of the non-pecuniary damage alleged;

     - dismissed the remainder of the applicant's claim;

     Having regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of

Ministers concerning the application of Article 54 (art. 54) of the

Convention;

     Considering that the Court has stated in its judgment that the

finding of a violation in itself constituted adequate just

satisfaction for the purposes of Article 50 (art. 50) and that no

further measures are required in this case,

     Declares that it has exercised its functions under Article 54

(art. 54) of the Convention in this case.

 

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