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Martins Moreira Case

European Court of Human Rights.  26 October 1988 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Access to court — Right to a hearing within a reasonable time — Proceedings lasting more than eight years — Cause of delay — Principal delays attributable to conduct of domestic courts and public authorities involved in litigation process — Heavy workload of courts — Lack of available medical experts — Whether violation of right to determination of civil rights and obligations within a reasonable time — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 6(1)

Damages — Human rights violations — Unreasonable delay in civil proceedings — Loss of opportunity — Increased costs due to delay — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 50

State responsibility — For acts of the judiciary and other public bodies — Heavy workload of courts — Lack of available medical experts for public bodies — Whether engaging responsibility of State

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1994

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