CASE OF CARRIERO v. ITALY
Doc ref: 19977/92 • ECHR ID: 001-4
Document date: December 12, 1995
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In the case of Carriero v. Italy (1),
The Screening Panel of the European Court of Human Rights,
constituted in accordance with Article 48 para. 2 (art. 48-2) of the
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
("the Convention") and Rule 26 of Rules of Court B (2),
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Notes by the Registrar
1. The case is numbered 69/1995/575/661. The first number is the
case's position on the list of cases referred to the Court in the
relevant year (second number). The last two numbers indicate the
case's position on the list of cases referred to the Court since its
creation and on the list of the corresponding originating applications
to the Commission.
2. Rules of Court B, which came into force on 2 October 1994, apply to
all cases concerning the States bound by Protocol No. 9.
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Sitting in private at Strasbourg on 27 September and
22 November 1995, and composed of the following judges:
Mr Thór Vilhjálmsson, Chairman,
Mr F. Gölcüklü,
Mr C. Russo,
and also of Mr H. Petzold, Registrar,
Having regard to the application against the Italian Republic
lodged with the Court on 18 August 1995 by two Italian nationals,
Mrs Vittoria Carriero and Mrs Eleonora Carriero, within the three-month
period laid down by Article 32 para. 1 and Article 47 (art. 32-1,
art. 47) of the Convention;
Whereas Italy has recognised the compulsory jurisdiction of
the Court (Article 46 of the Convention) (art. 46) and ratified
Protocol No. 9 to the Convention, Article 5 (P9-5) of which amends
Article 48 (art. 48) of the Convention so as to enable a person,
non-governmental organisation or group of individuals having lodged a
complaint with the European Commission of Human Rights ("the
Commission") to refer the case to the Court;
Noting that the present case has not been referred to the
Court by either the Government of the respondent State or the
Commission under Article 48 para. 1 (a) or (d) (art. 48-1-a,
art. 48-1-d) of the Convention;
Having regard to the Commission's report of 5 April 1995 on
the application (no. 19977/92) lodged with the Commission by
Mrs Vittoria Carriero and Mrs Eleanora Carriero on 7 February 1992;
Whereas the applicants complained of the length of proceedings
in the Italian administrative courts, to which they were parties, and
alleged breaches of Article 6 para. 1 (art. 6-1) of the Convention
(right to a hearing by a tribunal within a reasonable time),
Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (P1-1) (right to peaceful enjoyment of
possessions) and Article 14 (art. 14) of the Convention (prohibition
of all forms of discrimination);
Whereas the applicants did not raise any complaint concerning
Article 14 (art. 14) of the Convention before the Commission, which,
on 17 July 1995, declared that part of the application relating to the
length of the proceedings in issue admissible and the complaint
relating to Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (P1-1) inadmissible;
Whereas the applicants, in specifying the object of their
application, as required by Rule 34 para. 1 (a) of Rules of Court B,
stated that they sought a decision by the Court (i) holding that there
had been breaches of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (P1-1) and Article 14
(art. 14) of the Convention and ordering Italy to allow them to build
on their land in accordance with the town planning provisions in force
between 1978 and 1981 and (ii) ordering the respondent State to pay
them compensation for the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage they had
allegedly sustained and to reimburse the costs incurred before the
domestic courts and the Convention institutions;
Having regard to Article 48 (art. 48) of the Convention and
Rule 34 paras. 1 (a), 3 and 4 of Rules of Court B,
1. Finds that
(a) the case raises no serious question affecting the
interpretation or application of the Convention, as the
Court has already established case-law on the
"reasonable time" requirement in Article 6 para. 1
(art. 6-1) of the Convention, while consideration of the
complaints relating to Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
(P1-1) and Article 14 (art. 14) of the Convention lies
outside the Court's jurisdiction, as the former has been
declared inadmissible by the Commission and the latter
was raised for the first time in the application to the
Court; and
(b) the case does not, for any other reason, warrant
consideration by the Court as, in the event of a finding
that there has been a breach of the Convention, the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe can
award the applicants just satisfaction, having regard to
any proposals made by the Commission;
2. Decides, therefore, unanimously, that the case will not be
considered by the Court.
Done in English and in French, and notified in writing on
12 December 1995 pursuant to Rule 34 para. 4 of Rules of Court B.
Signed: THÓR VILHJÁLMSSON
Chairman
Signed: Herbert PETZOLD
Registrar