Published on 8 July 2024
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 9347/24
Javid TAGIZADA
against Azerbaijan
lodged on 19 March 2024
communicated on 21 June 2024
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The present case concerns the travel ban imposed by the domestic courts for unpaid taxes on the applicant who was prevented from leaving Azerbaijan, as well as the fairness of those proceedings.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Was any restriction placed on the applicant’s freedom to leave the territory of the respondent State, as guaranteed by Article 2 § 2 of Protocol No. 4 to the Convention? If so, was that restriction in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 2 § 3 of Protocol No. 4 to the Convention?
2. Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of his civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, did the domestic courts provide reasons for their decisions?