for the Protection of Human Rights   and   Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by three Armenian nationals, Mr   Hovhannes   Hovhannisyan, Ms Astghik Hovhannisyan and Ms   Diana

Serghides,   Darian Pavli,   Peeter Roosma,   Andreas Zünd,   Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir,   Diana Kovatcheva , judges , and Milan Blaško, Section Registrar, Having regard to: the

(ii)     Whether the interference was prescribed by law and pursued a legitimate aim 31 .

The applicants disagreed with the Government that the amount of the court fees in question had served a legitimate aim.

and the aim sought to be achieved (see Nicolae Virgiliu Tănase cited above, § 195, with further references; see also Grzęda , cited above, §   343, with further references). 58.

To this end, it must first determine whether the restriction on the applicants’ access to superior courts pursued a legitimate aim and, if so, whether it was proportionate to that aim.

As to legitimate aim, they noted that the interference served to protect the interests of the State and the municipality as well as its citizens.

Serghides,   Tim Eicke,   Lətif Hüseynov,   Raffaele Sabato,   Anja Seibert-Fohr,   Diana Sârcu,   Mykola Gnatovskyy , judges , and Johan Callewaert, Deputy Grand Chamber

The Court’s assessment (a)    Existence of an interference and whether the interference was prescribed by law and pursued a legitimate aim 26.

Royaume-Uni du 25 mars 1992, série A n o 233, p. 16, § 34, et Calogero Royaume-Uni du 25 mars 1983, série A n o   61, p. 32, § 84, Campbell c Diana c.

siégeant le 30 janvier 2024 en une chambre composée de   :   Arnfinn Bårdsen , président ,   Egidijus Kūris,   Pauliine Koskelo,   Saadet Yüksel,   Frédéric Krenc,   Diana

deuxième section), siégeant en une Chambre composée de   :   Arnfinn Bårdsen , président ,   Egidijus Kūris,   Pauliine Koskelo,   Saadet Yüksel,   Frédéric Krenc,   Diana

Bulgaria, The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:   Darian Pavli , President ,   Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir,   Diana Kovatcheva , judges , and

Bulgaria, The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:   Peeter Roosma, President ,   Diana Kovatcheva,   Mateja Đurović , judges , and Olga Chernishova

Malta, The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:   Jovan Ilievski , President ,   Lorraine Schembri Orland,   Diana Sârcu , judges , and Dorothee

Ukraine, The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:   Gilberto Felici , President ,   Diana Sârcu,   Mykola Gnatovskyy , judges , and Martina

    The notion of necessity implies that the interference corresponds to a pressing social need and, in particular, that it is proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued.

The Government also argued that the interference had pursued a legitimate aim and had been necessary in a democratic society. 64.

, sitting as a Chamber composed of:   Carlo Ranzoni , President ,   Jon Fridrik Kjølbro,   Egidijus Kūris,   Pauliine Koskelo,   Jovan Ilievski,   Saadet Yüksel,   Diana