EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
PLENARY
Application No. 17596/90
K. I.
against
Germany
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
(adopted on 8 September 1994)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
PART I : STATEMENT OF THE FACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
PART II : SOLUTION REACHED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
INTRODUCTION
1. This Report relates to the application introduced under
Article 25 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by K. I. against Germany on
16 June 1990. It was registered on 21 December 1990 under file
No. 17596/90.
The Government of Germany were represented by their Agent,
Dr. Jens Meyer-Ladewig, Federal Ministry of Justice, Bonn.
2. On 14 April 1994 the Commission declared the application
admissible as to the complaint under Article 6 of the Convention on the
length of the proceedings. The remainder of the application was
rejected. The Commission then proceeded to carry out its task under
Article 28 para. 1 of the Convention which provides as follows :
"In the event of the Commission accepting a petition referred to
it :
a. it shall, with a view to ascertaining the facts, undertake
together with the representatives of the parties an examination
of the petition and, if need be, an investigation, for the
effective conduct of which the States concerned shall furnish all
necessary facilities, after an exchange of views with the
Commission ;
b. it shall at the same time place itself at the disposal of
the parties concerned with a view to securing a friendly
settlement of the matter on the basis of respect for Human Rights
as defined in this Convention."
3. The Commission found that the parties had reached a friendly
settlement of the case and on 8 September 1994 it adopted this Report,
which, in accordance with Article 28 para. 2 of the Convention, is
confined to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution reached.
The following members were present when the Report was adopted :
MM. C.A. NØRGAARD, President
A. WEITZEL
F. ERMACORA
E. BUSUTTIL
G. JÖRUNDSSON
A.S. GÖZÜBÜYÜK
J.-C. SOYER
H. DANELIUS
Mrs. G.H. THUNE
MM. F. MARTINEZ
C.L. ROZAKIS
Mrs. J. LIDDY
MM. L. LOUCAIDES
J.-C. GEUS
M.P. PELLONPÄÄ
B. MARXER
M.A. NOWICKI
I. CABRAL BARRETO
B. CONFORTI
N. BRATZA
I. BÉKÉS
J. MUCHA
E. KONSTANTINOV
D. SVÁBY
G. RESS
PART I
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
4. In 1983 the applicant lodged an action with the Labour Court
(Arbeitsgericht) in Düsseldorf claiming a higher staff pension
(Betriebspension) from the defendant company. The action was dismissed
on 23 May 1984.
An appeal (Berufung) was rejected by the Regional Labour Court
(Landesarbeitsgericht) in Düsseldorf on 17 May 1985. The Court also
dismissed the applicant's supplementary action (weitergehende Klage).
The Appellate Court refused to grant leave to appeal on points
of law (Revision).
The applicant's objections against the denial of leave to appeal
were rejected by the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) on
19 June 1986 as being inadmissible.
5. On 31 July 1986 the applicant lodged a constitutional complaint
(Verfassungsbeschwerde) which was rejected by a panel of three judges
of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) on
20 December 1989 (served on 28 December 1989) as being partly
inadmissible and as offering no prospects of success as to the
remainder.
PART II
SOLUTION REACHED
6. Following the decision on the admissibility of the application,
the Commission placed itself at the disposal of the parties with a view
to securing a friendly settlement in accordance with Article 28 para.
1 (b) of the Convention and invited the parties to submit any proposals
they wished to make.
7. In accordance with the usual practice, the Secretary, acting on
the Commission's instructions, contacted the parties to explore the
possibilities of reaching a friendly settlement.
8. The Government notified the Commission, by letter dated
10 June 1994, that an agreement on the terms of a friendly settlement
had been reached with the applicant which reads as follows:
[Translation]
"With a view to resolving all applications brought by the
applicant, in particular Application nos. 17596/90 and 23334/94, the
parties agreed to the following friendly settlement:
1. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany will pay
to the applicant, without recognising any legal obligation, the
sum of DM 10,000 in compensation for any possible complaints
relating to the pending applications.
2. The applicant declares his above mentioned applications to
have become without object and agrees to their being struck off
the list of cases by the European Commission of Human Rights.
3. The applicant waives any further claims against the Federal
Republic of Germany or against a Land of the Federal Republic of
Germany or other body or institution of public law in Germany in
connection with the facts underlying the applications."
[Original]
"Zur Erledigung aller vom Beschwerdeführer eingereichten
Individualbeschwerden nach der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention,
insbesondere der Individualbeschwerden Nr. 17596/90 und 23334/94,
schließen die Parteien folgenden Vergleich:
1. Die Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zahlt dem
Beschwerdeführer ohne Anerkennung einer Rechtspflicht als
Ausgleich für sämtliche etwaige Ansprüche im Zusammenhang mit den
anhängigen Individualbeschwerden einen Gesamtbetrag von
10.000-DM.
2. Der Beschwerdeführer erklärt die oben genannten Beschwerden
für erledigt und ist mit der Streichung aus dem Register durch
die Europäische Kommission für Menschenrechte einverstanden.
3. Der Beschwerdeführer verzichtet auf die Geltendmachung
etwaiger weiterer Forderungen gegen die Bundesrepublik
Deutschland oder gegen ein Land oder eine andere Körperschaft
oder Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts in Deutschland im
Zusammenhang mit den Sachverhalten, die den Beschwerden
zugrundeliegen."
9. At its session on 8 September 1994, the Commission noted this and
considered, having regard to Article 28 para. 1 (b) of the Convention,
that the friendly settlement of the case had been secured on the basis
of respect for Human Rights as defined in the Convention.
10. For these reasons, the Commission unanimously adopted the present
Report.
Secretary to the Commission President of the Commission
(H.C. KRÜGER) (C.A. NØRGAARD)
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