Resolution CM/ResDH(2023)305

Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

Aksis and Others against Turkey

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 18 October 2023 at the 1478 th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

Application No.

Case

Judgment of

Final on

4529/06

AKSÄ°S AND OTHERS

30/04/2019

09/09/2019

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 of the inconsistencies in the application of the limitation periods by different chambers of the Court of Cassation (violation of Article 6) ;

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 action report provided by the government indicating the individual 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(2023)491 );

Considering that the question of individual measures was resolved, given that the Court awarded just satisfaction for both the pecuniary and the non-pecuniary damage taking into account the fact that reopening of the proceedings was not possible due to the ten-year statutory time limit;

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 Çelebi and Others (582/05) group of cases, also in the light of the Court’s findings in this case, 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;

CONCLUDES that the necessary individual measures have been adopted;

DECIDES to continue to supervise the adoption of the necessary general measures concerning inconsistencies in the application of limitation periods by different chambers of the Court of Cassation in the Çelebi and Others (582/05) group of cases;

DECIDES to close its examination.