CEDH · PRESS;CHAMBERJUDGMENTS;ENG — 30 mars 2000

.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 } .s5F1C7C86 { width:6.15pt; display:inline-block } .s98A7B623 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s4DDA3AA3 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic } .s9AFF8173 { width:17.68pt; display:inline-block } .s3D20AF76 { width:2.88pt; display:inline-block } .s23A41E03 { width:36pt; display:inline-block } .sCC843BA8 { width:25.33pt; display:inline-block } .sAFF05D35 { width:2.61pt; display:inline-block } .sADADF4A7 { font-family:Arial; text-decoration:underline } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .sCB27B9E { width:16.66pt; display:inline-block } .s147A4AAD { width:18pt; display:inline-block } .s8AFB426F { width:32.67pt; display:inline-block } .s68BA453A { width:7.99pt; display:inline-block } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS       223     30.3.2000   Press release issued by the Registrar   CHAMBER JUDGMENTS   The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following two chamber judgments concerning Italy and the United Kingdom .   Section 4   1)   Procaccini v. Italy (No. 31631/96)               Violation Article   6   §   1   Rina Procaccini, an Italian national, complained about the length of the administrative proceedings to which she was a party, which lasted more than seven years and eight months. The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time) of the European Convention on Human Rights and awarded the applicant 16,000,000 lire (ITL) for non-pecuniary damage and 6,000,000 for costs and expenses. The judgment is available only in French.     2)   J.T. v. United Kingdom (No. 26494/95)         Friendly settlement   J.T, a British national, complained under Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the Convention that she could not change her “nearest relative” appointed under section 26 of the Mental Health Act 1983 during her involuntary detention in a psychiatric institution. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement which indicated that the relevant legislation would be amended to provide the detainee with the power to apply to court to have the “nearest relative” replaced where the patient reasonably objected to a certain person acting in that capacity. The legislation is also to provide for the exclusion of certain persons from acting as “nearest relative”. The applicant has been paid compensation of 500 pounds sterling and “reasonable” legal costs. (Judgment 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) Or:     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 1959 in Strasbourg 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.