Information Note on the Court’s case-law 21
August 2000
P.B. v. France - 38781/97
Judgment 1.8.2000 [Section III]
Article 5
Article 5-3
Length of pre-trial detention
Length of detention on remand: violation
Article 6
Criminal proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of criminal proceedings: violation
The case concerns the length of detention on remand (4 years and over 8 months) and the length of criminal proceedings (same period).
Conclusion: violation of Articles 5 § 3 and 6 § 1 (unanimously).
Article 41 – The Court considered that the finding of violation constituted in itself sufficient just satisfaction in respect of the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage claimed by the applicant. It made an award in respect of costs and expenses.
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