G.B.Z., L.Z. and S.Z. v. Italy

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 13

December 1999

G.B.Z., L.Z. and S.Z. v. Italy - 41603/98

Judgment 14.12.1999 [Section II]

Article 6

Criminal proceedings

Article 6-1

Reasonable time

Length of criminal proceedings: violation

The case concerns the length of criminal proceedings against the applicants. The proceedings began in 1994 and were still pending in May 1999 (4 years, 4 months, 21 days).

Conclusion: violation (unanimous).

Article 41 - The Court awarded each of the applicants 8 million lire (ITL). It also awarded a global sum of 1,500,000 lire for costs and expenses.

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