issued by the Registrar of the Court  
ECHR 102 (2019)  
21.03.2019  
Judgments and decisions of 21 March 2019  
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing four judgments1 and 21 decisions2:  
one Chamber judgment is summarised below; a separate press release has been issued for one  
other Chamber judgment in the case of O.S.A. and Others v. Greece (no. 39065/16);  
two Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been submitted to the Court, and  
the 21 decisions, can be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.  
The judgment below is available only in English.  
Just Satisfaction  
Akhverdiyev v. Azerbaijan (application no. 76254/11)  
The case concerned the question of just satisfaction with regard to Mr Akhverdiyev’s forced  
relocation and the demolition of his house for a new construction project.  
In its principal judgment of 29 January 2015 the Court held that there had been a violation of  
Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention on Human Rights.  
Just satisfaction: 140,000 euros (EUR) for pecuniary damage, EUR 3,000 for non-pecuniary damage  
and EUR 3,000 for costs and expenses to be paid to Mr Akhverdiyev. The Cour also held hat  
Azerbaijan was to pay the expert, Mr Z. Husseynov (ABAK-Az Crowe Ltd), EUR 5,900 for the fees  
relating to the preparation of his expert report.  
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1
Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber  
judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a  
panel of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and  
deliver a final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the  
Convention, judgments delivered by a Committee are final.  
Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.  
Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution  
2
Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.  
The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member  
States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.  
2