CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 7 octobre 2021

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The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention concerning the alleged breach of their right to stand as candidates in parliamentary elections were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 13 of the Convention (see the appended table). THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article   37 of the Convention. The Government acknowledged that the domestic authorities had violated the applicants’ rights guaranteed by the provisions of the Convention relied on by the applicants. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above ‑ mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants in applications nos. 27984/16 and 77321/16 (see the appended table). The remaining applicants rejected the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations, arguing, inter alia , that the amounts of compensation proposed were too low. The Court observes that Article   37 §   1   (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if: “... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.” Thus, it may strike out applications under Article   37 §   1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the cases to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v.   Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no.   26307/95, §§   75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established clear case-law concerning very similar complaints against Azerbaijan related to violations of the right to stand as a candidate in elections (see, for example, Namat Aliyev v. Azerbaijan , no.   18705/06, 8 April 2010; Tahirov v. Azerbaijan , no. 31953/11, 11 June 2015; and Gahramanli and Others v. Azerbaijan , no. 36503/11, 8 October 2015). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amounts of compensation proposed – which are consistent with the amounts awarded in recent similar cases concerning electoral rights (see, for example, G.K. v. Belgium , no. 58302/10, §   73, 21   May 2019; Abil v.   Azerbaijan (no. 2) , no. 8513/11, § 94, 5 December 2019; and Mugemangango v. Belgium [GC], no. 310/15, § 146, 10 July 2020) – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article   37 §   1   (c)). In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications (Article   37 §   1 in fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article   37 §   2 of the Convention (see Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 28 October 2021.   {signature_p_2}   Viktoriya Maradudina   Lado Chanturia   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (alleged breach of the right to stand as candidates in parliamentary elections) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Other complaints under well ‑ established case-law   Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any Amount awarded for non ‑ pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [1]     55239/15 30/10/2015 Arzu Habib oglu SAMADBAYLI 1962 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   19/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750     12548/16 23/02/2016 Rauf Ahmad oglu AGAYEV 1962 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   22/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750     12552/16 23/02/2016 Rashid Mikayil oglu NAJAFLI 1956 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   22/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750     12558/16 23/02/2016 Yusif Hajeyib oglu MEHTI 1952 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   22/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750     12560/16 26/02/2016 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI 1967 Self-represented Baku   19/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,500     12563/16 23/02/2016 Nizami Maharram oglu ALAKBAROV 1958 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention – absence of an effective domestic remedy 10/02/2021 24/03/2021 4,750     12568/16 23/02/2016 Shohrat Asad oglu MAMMADZADA 1972 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention – absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,750     12582/16 23/02/2016 Iman Ibish oglu IMANOV 1950 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 10/02/2021 24/03/2021 4,750     12606/16 23/02/2016 Akif Isa oglu HUSEYNOV 1955 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   12613/16 23/02/2016 Mubariz Agasala oglu SALAYEV 1963 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   19/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   12618/16 23/02/2016 Mazahir Zahid oglu MAMMADOV 1967 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   19/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   12629/16 22/02/2016 Nasiman Gara oglu YAGUBLU 1962 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   22/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   12634/16 22/02/2016 Nadir Azim oglu GAFARLI 1948 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   22/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   12643/16 23/02/2016 Nushaba Agabala gizi SADIKHLI 1949 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   19/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   12645/16 23/02/2016 Ragif Mahi oglu KARIMLI 1950 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   22/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   13073/16 24/02/2016 Mirmahmud Mirali oglu FATTAYEV 1956 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 10/02/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   13078/16 24/02/2016 Ahad Farhad oglu MAMMADLI 1982 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 10/02/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   17282/16 24/03/2016 Tamilla Famil gizi GULAMI 1983 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 10/02/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   18209/16 25/03/2016 Mirzakulla Mirovla oglu ZAKI 1956 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   18212/16 25/03/2016 Nizami Yagub oglu ABDURRAZAKOV 1961 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   18562/16 24/03/2016 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV 1976 Self-represented Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,500   18568/16 25/03/2016 Aynur Gafar gizi BAGIRZADA 1976 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   20702/16 01/04/2016 Dadash Rashid oglu AHMADLI 1969 Nemat Aga oglu KARIMLI Baku   19/01/2021 01/03/2021 4,750   26568/16 04/05/2016 Azer Agagasim oglu GASIMLI 1975 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   27982/16 30/04/2016 Rashid Mirajdar oglu MANSUROV 1975 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   27984/16 30/04/2016 Ulvi Fakhraddin oglu HASANOV 1987 Javad Yusif oglu JAVADOV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 No reply 5,000   27991/16 05/05/2016 Aytakin Kapitan gizi IMRANOVA 1957 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 22/01/2021 24/03/2021 4,750   28535/16 17/05/2016 Ramin Nizami oglu HUSEYNOV 1977 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   28738/16 17/05/2016 Hafiz Arkoyun oglu BABALI 1971 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   28779/16 17/05/2016 Baybala Alibaba oglu ABIL 1952 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   29829/16 11/05/2016 Iltizam Nizam oglu AKBARLI 1957 Hafiz Bashir oglu HASANOV Baku   04/03/2021 08/05/2021 5,000   30125/16 17/05/2016 Panah Chodar oglu HUSEYN 1957 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   30772/16 24/05/2016 Ali Nadir oglu ALIYEV 1967 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31018/16 24/05/2016 Dashgin Agarza oglu NURIYEV 1975 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31035/16 24/05/2016 Beybala Ashraf oglu ALIYEV 1964 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31043/16 24/05/2016 Agahuseyn Safar oglu GOZALOV 1964 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31048/16 24/05/2016 Murad Ali oglu HUSEYNOV 1981 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31289/16 24/05/2016 Vafa Farhad gizi RUSTAM 1984 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31625/16 24/05/2016 Nishat Ahmad oglu MEHDIYEV 1963 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   31685/16 24/05/2016 Ramil Litvin oglu RUSTAMOV 1978 Khalid Zakir oglu BAGIROV Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 04/03/2021 06/05/2021 4,750   77321/16 08/12/2016 Karim Galamshah oglu KARIMLI 1990 Samad Shahin oglu RAHIMLI Baku Article 13 of the Convention - absence of an effective domestic remedy 10/02/2021 No reply 5,000   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.