issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 069 (2024)
26.03.2024
Judgments of 26 March 2024
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing five judgments1:
one Chamber judgment is summarised below;
a separate press release has been issued for a Chamber judgment in the case of V.I. v. the Republic
of Moldova (application no. 38963/18);
three Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been submitted to the Court, can
The judgment summarised below is available only in English
Kartal v. Türkiye (application no. 54699/14)
The applicant, Adem Kartal, is a Turkish national who was born in 1972 and lives in Ankara. He is a
judge by profession.
At the time of the events in question Mr Kartal was the vice-president of the Inspection Board of the
High Council of Judges and Prosecutors. In February 2014, the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
adopted Law no. 6524, which, among other provisions, amended Law no. 6087 on the Council of
Judges and Prosecutors. The case concerns the ending of Mr Kartal’s term of office at the Inspection
Board by virtue of those amendments.
Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights, Mr Kartal
complains that he was unable to contest the allegedly arbitrary termination of his position before
the courts. He argues that he had had no effective remedy that he could use with a view to
contesting the premature termination of his office by a law, even though there had been no
objective grounds for restricting his right of access to a court.
Violation of Article 6 § 1
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: 7,800 euros (EUR)
costs and expenses: EUR 1,767
This press release is a document produced by the Registry. It does not bind the Court. Decisions,
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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
