issued by the Registrar of the Court
no. 364
21.04.2011
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following five
judgments.
The judgments available only in French are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Kuppinger v. Germany (application no. 41599/09)
Asmolov v. Ukraine (no. 15045/05)*
Vikulova v. Ukraine (no. 12355/06)*
Zheleznova v. Ukraine (no. 6713/07)*
Zheleznova v. Ukraine (no. 6717/07)*
These cases concerned in particular the applicants’ complaint about the excessive length
of non-criminal proceedings. They relied mainly on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing
within a reasonable time) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Violation of Article 6 § 1 – all cases
Violation of Article 13 – first, fifth and sixth cases
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