Kolb and Others v Austria: ECHR 17 Apr 2003

The applicants alleged, in particular, that the length of land consolidation proceedings involving their property exceeded the ‘reasonable time’ requirement of Article 6 of the Convention. The first applicant also complained about hearings in camera. They were farmers living in Stumm. On 7 July 1966 the Tirol Regional Government as the Agricultural Authority of First Instance (Landesregierung als Agrarbehorde erster Instanz – ‘the Agricultural Authority’) instituted land consolidation proceedings (Zusammenlegungsverfahren) involving property belonging to the first applicant, the second applicant’s mother, the third applicant and the fourth applicant’s father. Some appeal hearings were held in camera.

Judges:

CL Rozakis, President, G. Bonello, P. Lorenzen N. Vajic, S. Botoucharova, V. Zagrebelsky, E. Steiner, Judges, S. Nielsen

Citations:

35021/97, 45774/99, [2003] ECHR 179

Links:

Worldlii

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights 6.1

Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Human Rights, Land

Updated: 12 September 2022; Ref: scu.180791