Resolution CM/ ResDH ( 2021)92

Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

K.O. and V.M. against Norway

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 9 June 2021 at the 1406 th meeting of the Ministers ’ Deputies)

Application No.

Case

Judgment of

Final on

64808/16

K.O. AND V.M.

19/11/2019

15/04/2020

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”);

Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violation established on account on the authorities ’ decisions to only allow the applicants contact with their child four or six times a year whilst in foster care, failing to consider properly the possibility of family reunification in light of the child ’ s best interest (violation of Article 8);

Recalling the respondent State ’ s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:

- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum ; and

- of general measures preventing similar violations;

Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;

Having examined the information provided by the government, indicating the measures adopted to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see document DH-DD(2020)1048 );

Considering that the question of individual measures was resolved, given that the child was returned to the applicants in 2018;

Recalling that the question of general measures required in response to the shortcomings found by the Court in this judgment continues to be examined within the framework of the Strand Lobben group of cases and that the closure of this case therefore in no way prejudges the Committee ’ s evaluation of the general measures required;

DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case as regards the individual measures and

DECIDES to close the examination of this case.