Information Note on the Court’s case-law 17

April 2000

Maaouia v. France (dec.) [GC] - 39652/98

Decision 22.3.2000 [GC]

Article 6

Civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Civil rights and obligations

Applicability of Article 6 to expulsion proceedings: admissible

The applicant, a Tunisian national, arrived in France in 1980 at the age of 22. Since 1983 he has been living with a French citizen whom he married in 1992. In 199 8 he was sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment for assault. In 1991 a deportation order was issued against him, but was later annulled. Since he refused to leave the country, he was sentenced to 1 year’s imprisonment and banned from living in French territory for 10 years. The applicant secured the lifting of this measure. He then requested the validation of his immigration status and a residence permit. His request was turned down and his case is still pending before the appellate court. In July 1998 the appl icant was given a one-year residence permit. He complains of the length of the proceedings concerning the validation of his immigration status.

Admissible under Article 6 § 1.

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