Seidel v. France (no. 1)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 14

January 2000

Seidel v. France (no. 1) - 31430/96

Judgment 11.1.2000 [Section IV]

Article 6

Civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Reasonable time

Length of proceedings before the administrative courts: violation

The case concerns the length of proceedings brought by the applicant before the administrative courts in May 1988.  The proceedings ended in July 1996 and therefore lasted around 8 years and 2 months.

Conclusion: violation (unanimous).

Article 41: The Court awarded the applicant 5,000 francs (FRF) in respect of non-pecuniary damage.  It also made an award of 4,400 francs in respect of costs.

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