Communicated on 16 April 2020
Published on 18 May 2020
FIFTH SECTION
Applications nos. 20187/19 and 59016/19
Ramiz Ismayil oglu JAFAROV against Azerbaijan
and Abbas Tofig oglu SAFAROV against Azerbaijan
lodged on 30 March 2019 and 2 November 2019 respectively
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES
The applications concern the travel bans imposed by the domestic authorities on the applicants who were prevented from leaving Azerbaijan. The applicants also claim that the domestic authorities failed to execute the domestic courts’ judgments ordering the lifting of the travel bans imposed on them.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Was any restriction placed on the applicants’ freedom to leave the territory of the respondent State, as guaranteed by Article 2 § 2 of Protocol No. 4 to the Convention? If so, was that restriction in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 2 § 3 of Protocol No. 4 to the Convention?
2. Have the judgments of the domestic courts ordering the lifting of travel bans imposed on the applicants been enforced? If these judgments have not been enforced, is this fact compatible with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?
APPENDIX
Nos.
Application no.
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Represented by
1.
20187/19
Ramiz Ismayil oglu JAFAROV
1954, Baku
Agil LAYIJ
2.
59016/19
Abbas Tofig oglu SAFAROV
1972, Baku
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