CEDH · PRESS;CHAMBERJUDGMENTS;ENG — 20 juin 2000

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Austria (No.2) [1] 1 (application no. 35401/97)                              Violation Article 6 § 1   Wolfgang Mauer, an Austrian national, was fined 2,000 Austrian schillings (ATS) for failing to inform the police who had parked his car in the Schlossgasse, Vienna, on 18 March 1988 at 5.30pm. He complained to the Administrative Court ( Verwaltungsgerichtshof ), but his complaint was ultimately dismissed on 24 January 1990.     Mr Mauer claimed that his case had not been heard by a tribunal, within the meaning of Article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 as Mr Mauer did not have access to a tribunal and awarded the applicant ATS 40,000 for costs and expenses. The judgment exists only in English.   2)   Lindelöf v. Sweden (22771/93)                                                              Friendly settlement   Christina, Bernt, Ellinor and Hillevi Lindelöf, all Swedish nationals, complained under Articles 5 § 1 (right to liberty and security), 6 § 2 (presumption of innocence) and 8 (right to respect for family life) of the Convention, concerning Ellinor’s committal to a child psychiatric unit and the proceedings concerning her care. However, only the complaints under Articles 6 § 2 and 8 were declared admissible. The Court has agreed to strike out the case following a friendly settlement in which the applicants are to be paid 2,100,000 Swedish kronor for any damage and 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. 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.