Information Note on the Court’s case-law 14
January 2000
Rodrigues Carolino v. Portugal - 36666/97
Judgment 11.1.2000 [Section IV]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of civil proceedings: violation
The case concerns the length of proceedings brought by the applicant in June 1994 and still pending. The proceedings have therefore lasted around 5 years 6 months.
Conclusion: violation (unanimous).
Article 41: The Court awarded the applicant 600,000 escudos (PTE) in respect of non-pecuniary damage and 250,000 escudos in respect of costs and expenses.
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