CEDH · PRESS;GENERAL;ENG — 13 décembre 2001

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA1D3DA2E { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify } .s94935B0F { width:389.85pt; display:inline-block } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s7ED160F0 { text-decoration:none } .s33165EBA { font-family:Arial; font-size:8pt; vertical-align:super; color:#0069d6 } .s4DDA3AA3 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .sADADF4A7 { font-family:Arial; text-decoration:underline } .s37CDBE05 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .sCB27B9E { width:16.66pt; display:inline-block } .sC5412BEF { width:51.05pt; display:inline-block } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .sF6A12959 { width:33%; height:1px; text-align:left } .s85226119 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; font-size:10pt } .s653E6C45 { font-family:Arial; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super; color:#0069d6 } EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS     951   13.12.2001   Press release issued by the Registrar   CHAMBER JUDGMENTS CONCERNING AUSTRIA   The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following two Chamber judgments, neither of which is final [1] :   Section 1   (1)     Luksch v. Austria (no. 37075/97)                                                     Violation Article 6 § 1 The applicant is Heinz Luksch, an Austrian national. On 14 April 1986, while working as an accountant, he was convicted of aggravated fraud. The Chamber of Accountants brought disciplinary proceedings against him, which lasted just under 11 years. The applicant complained about the length of the proceedings.   The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (determination of civil rights within a reasonable time) of the European Convention on Human Rights and awarded the applicant 130,000 Austrian schillings (ATS) for non-pecuniary damage and ATS 10,000 for costs and expenses. (The judgment is available only in English.)   (2)     Schreder v. Austria (no. 38536/97)                                                   Violation Article 6 § 1 In 1985, Josef Schreder, an Austrian national, assigned his shares in a limited liability company to another shareholder. The company subsequently went bankrupt. On 8 April 1986 a bank which had lent money to the company filed an action against the applicant requesting repayment, on the ground that he was jointly liable. The bank’s claim was granted and the applicant appealed unsuccessfully. He complained about the length of the proceedings, which lasted 10 years and more than 10 months for three levels of jurisdiction.   The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the   Convention and that it was unnecessary to rule on the complaint raised under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (right to property). The applicant was awarded ATS 10,000 for costs and expenses. (The judgment is available only in English.)   ***   The Court’s judgments are accessible on its Internet site ( http://www.echr.coe.int ).   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] Under Article 43 of the European Convention on Human Rights, within three months from the date of a Chamber judgment, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be referred to the 17-member Grand Chamber of the Court.   In that event, a panel of five judges considers whether the case raises a serious question affecting the interpretation or application of the Convention or its Protocols, or a serious issue of general importance, in which case the Grand Chamber will deliver a final judgment. If no such question or issue arises, the panel will reject the request, at which point the judgment becomes final. Otherwise Chamber judgments become final on the expiry of the three-month period or earlier if the parties declare that they do not intend to make a request to refer.