CEDH · PRESS;GENERAL;ENG — 24 octobre 2001

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BELGIUM AND 16 OTHER CONTRACTING STATES   Wednesday, 24 October 2001 at 9.30 a.m.     The applicants   The case concerns an application brought by six Yugoslav nationals, living in Belgrade, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Vlastimir and Borka Banković, Živana Stojanović, Mirjana Stoimenovski, Dragana Joksimović and Dragan Suković.       Summary of the facts   The application concerns the bombing by NATO of the Radio-Television Serbia (RTS) headquarters in Belgrade in the early hours of 23 April 1999, as part of NATO’s campaign of air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (“FRY”) during the Kosovo conflict. The first five applicants are relatives of RTS staff killed during the strike and the sixth applicant was injured. The case is brought against the 17 member States of NATO which are also Contracting States to the European Convention on Human Rights: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom.     Complaints   The applicants complain that the bombardment of the RTS by NATO violated Articles 2 (right to life), 10 (freedom of expression) and 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights.   However, the hearing concerns the admissibility of the case only and the main issues relate to whether the applicants fell within the “jurisdiction” of the respondent States under Article 1 (obligation to respect human rights) and to whether the actions of NATO forces were imputable to the Governments of the respondent States.     Procedure   The application was lodged in October 1999. On 14 November 2000 a Chamber of the First Section relinquished the case to the Grand Chamber. Composition of the Court   The case will be heard by the Grand Chamber composed as follows:   Luzius Wildhaber (Swiss), President , Elisabeth Palm (Swedish), Christos Rozakis (Greek), Georg Ress (German), Jean-Paul Costa (French), Gaukur Jörundsson (Icelandic), Lucius Caflisch [1] (Swiss), Pranas Kūris (Lithuanian), Riza Türmen (Turkish), Viera Strážnická (Slovakian), Corneliu Bîrsan (Romanian), Josep Casadevall (Andorran), John Hedigan (Irish), Wilhelmina Thomassen (Dutch), András Baka (Hungarian), Rait Maruste (Estonian), Kristaq Traja (Albanian),   judges , Ireneu Cabral Barreto , (Portugese), Snejana Botoucharova (Bulgarian), Mindia Ugrekhelidze (Georgian), substitute judges ,   and also Paul Mahoney , Registrar .   Representatives of the parties   Governments :   United Kingdom   (whose submissions are made on behalf of all respondents)   Martin Eaton , Agent , Christopher Greenwood , QC, James Eadie , Counsel ,   Mark Hemming , Adviser Belgium   Jan Lathouwers , Deputy Agent France   Pierre Boussaroque , Counsel Germany   Christoph Blosen , Deputy to the Permanent   Representative Greece   Michael Apessos , Adviser Hungary   Lipót Höltzl , Agent, Monika Weller , Co-Agent Italy   Francesco Crisafulli , Deputy Co-Agent Luxembourg   Nicolas Mackel , Agent The Netherlands   Jolien Schukking , Agent Norway   Frode Elgesem , Acting Agent Poland   Krysztof Drzewicki , Agent , Renata Kowalska , Counsel Turkey   Deniz Akçay , Co-Agent;   Applicants :   Vojin Dimitrijević , Hurst Hannum , Françoise Hampson , , Counsel , Anthony Fisher , Solicitor , Rick Lawson , Tatjana Papić , Vladan Joksimović , Advisers ;   Živana Stojanović will also be present.   After the hearing the Court will begin its deliberations, which are held in private. The decision as to the admissibility of the application will be delivered at a later date.   Registry of the European Court of Human Rights F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex Contacts:   Roderick Liddell (telephone: (0)3 88 41 24 92)   Emma Hellyer (telephone: (0)3 90 21 42 15) Fax: (0)3 88 41 27 91   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. On 1 November 1998 a full-time Court was established, replacing the original two-tier system of a part-time Commission and Court. [1] .     Judge elected in respect of Liechtenstein.