Summary
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), May 5, 2022ECtHR 5 May 2022, appl. No. 31163/13 (Vlahov v. Croatia), Unions
Goran Vlahov - v - Croatia
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;
- (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
- Dismisses the remainder of the applicant’s claim for just satisfaction.