Papadopoulos v. Cyprus

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 16

March 2000

Papadopoulos v. Cyprus - 39972/98

Judgment 21.3.2000 [Section III]

Article 6

Civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Reasonable time

Length of civil proceedings: violation

The case concerns the length of civil proceedings instituted by the applicant in July 1994 and still pending before the Supreme Court in November 1999 (5 years and 4 months).

Conclusion: violation (unanimously).

Article 41: The Court awarded the applicant 2,500 Cypriot pounds (CYP) in respect of non-pecuniary damage. It also made an award in respect of costs.

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