INTERIM resolution DH (99) 99
HUMAN RIGHTS
APPLICATIONS Nos. 35950/97 TO 35953/97
PAGLIETTI AND 126 OTHERS AGAINST ITALY
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 18 January 1999
at the 654th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 32 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),
Having regard to the report drawn up on 22 April 1998 by the European Commission of Human Rights in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention relating to the application lodged on 17 January 1996 by 127 Italian nationals, represented before the Commission by two of them, Mr Angelo Paglietti and Mr Paolo Schiavon, against Italy;
Whereas on 11 June 1998 the Commission transmitted the said report to the Committee of Ministers and whereas the period of three months provided for in Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Convention has elapsed without the case having been brought before the European Court of Human Rights in pursuance of Article 48 of the Convention;
Whereas in their applications, declared admissible by the Commission on 21 January 1998, the applicants complained of the excessive length of certain proceedings concerning civil rights and obligations before the administrative courts as well as of the absence of an effective remedy in domestic law to complain of that length;
Whereas in its report the Commission expressed, unanimously, the opinion that there had been a violation of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention and that it was not necessary to examine whether thare had been a violation of Article 13 of the Convention;
Whereas at the 654th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, having voted in accordance with the provisions of Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and agreed with the opinion expressed by the Commission, held, by a decision adopted on 18 January 1999, that there had been in this case a violation of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention,
Authorises the publication of the report adopted by the Commission in this case;
Decides to pursue the examination of the present case, in accordance with Article 32 of the Convention with a view to adopting the final resolution.
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