Blecic v Croatia: ECHR 8 Mar 2006

The applicant alleged that her rights to respect for her home and to peaceful enjoyment of her possessions had been violated on account of the termination of her specially protected tenancy.
Held: Ratione temporis, the court had had no jurisdiction to hear the case in cases where a decision given by the domestic courts after the Convention’s entry into force related to events occurring before that date.

[2006] ECHR 207, 59532/00, (2006) 43 EHRR 48, 20 BHRC 1
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See AlsoBlecic v Croatia ECHR 29-Jul-2004
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Updated: 16 January 2022; Ref: scu.426923