Published on 8 July 2024
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 307/24
Amiraslan JALILOV
against Azerbaijan
lodged on 13 December 2023
communicated on 21 June 2024
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The present case concerns the travel ban imposed by the domestic courts for an unpaid debt on the applicant who was prevented from leaving Azerbaijan, as well as the fairness of those proceedings.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Was any restriction placed on the applicant’s 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. Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of his civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, did the domestic courts provide reasons for their decisions?