Greek nationals had sued the German government for damages for war crimes committed in 1944. Judgment was obtained, but the judgment could be enforced against German state property in Greece only with the consent of the Minister of Justice, which could not be obtained. Proceedings to enforce the judgment without consent on the ground that the claimants were being deprived of a remedy, contrary to article 6 of the Convention, were dismissed by the Greek Court of Cassation.
Held: The petition to the European Court of Human Rights was held, applying Al-Adsani, to be ‘manifestly ill-founded’.
Citations:
Unreported, 12 December 2002, 50021/00
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Jones v Ministry of Interior for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and others HL 14-Jun-2006
The claimants said that they had been tortured by Saudi police when arrested on false charges. They sought damages, and appealed against an order denying jurisdiction over the defendants. They said that the allegation of torture allowed an exception . .
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Human Rights
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.242890