Winterwerp Case

Abstract

State responsibility — Damages — Award of damages in general — Grounds for awarding damages — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Article 50 — Just satisfaction in respect of established breaches — Monetary compensation — Settlement between the parties

Disputes — Other international courts — European Court of Human Rights — Proceedings for just satisfaction in respect of established breaches of the European Convention on Human Eights, 1950 — Obligations of the State — Settlement between the parties

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Articles 5(4) and 6(1) — Violation of right to manage own property and affairs established — Article 50 — Commission asked to report settlement between the parties — Just satisfaction — Whether Netherlands obliged to place plaintiff in hostel — Whether Netherlands obliged to pay compensation — Settlement between the parties — Observations by the Commission