Summary

Imprisonment following refusal to accept workers as trade union members violates Article 11 of the Convention. The ECtHR’s summary of the case is available here.

Order

The Court, unanimously:

• Declares the application admissible;
• Holds that there has been a violation of Article 11 of the Convention;
• Holds that there is no need to examine the complaint under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention;
• Holds
  • (a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months from the date on which the judgment becomes final in accordance with Article 44 § 2 of the Convention, the following amounts, to be converted into Croatian kunas at the rate applicable at the date of settlement
    • (i) EUR 5,000 (five thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, in respect of non-pecuniary damage;
    • (ii) EUR 53 (fifty-three euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant, in respect of costs and expenses;
  • (b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points;
• Dismisses the remainder of the applicant’s claim for just satisfaction.