Neumeister Case, (Question of the Application of Article 50 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms)

Abstract

State responsibility — Damages — Award of damages in general — Grounds for awarding damages — European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms — Article 50 — Effect of negotiated settlement on right to compensation — Principle of restitutio in integrum

Disputes — Other international courts — Procedure before — European Court of Human Rights — Application to the Court for compensation for alleged violation of treaty provision — Effect of settlement on right to compensation — European Convention on Human Rights, Article 50

The Individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention on Human Rights — Question concerning length of periods in detention on remand — Compensation for alleged violation of Convention provision — Procedure of application to the Court — Applicability of Article 50 of the Convention — Principle of restitutio in integrum