X v. United Kingdom

Abstract

State responsibility — Damages (Measure of damages) — Award of damages in general — Grounds for awarding damages — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 50 — Just satisfaction in respect of established breach — Reform of domestic law — Financial compensation — Legal costs

Disputes — Other international courts — European Court of Human Rights — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 50 — Proceedings for just satisfaction in respect of established breach — Financial compensation — Whether necessary — Domestic legal costs — Whether actually incurred by applicant

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Article 50 — Just satisfaction — Death of applicant — Whether claim survives for benefit of estate — Reform of domestic law through draft legislation — Financial compensation — Whether necessary — Domestic legal costs — Costs referable to proceedings before Convention institutions — Agreement between parties — Whether equitable