CASE OF GRASSUCCI AND OTHERS v. ITALY

CASE OF GRASSUCCI AND OTHERS v. ITALY

Application No: 12952/13, 15540/13, 36990/19, 58395/19, 53262/21

Articles: 35, 35-1, 13, 13+6-1, 6, 6-1, 41

Respondent state: ITA

Date: 2026-10-08

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Right to a fair trial; Article 6-1 - Reasonable time); Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Reasonable time); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: A and B v. Norway [GC], nos. 24130/11 and 29758/11, § 107, 15 November 2016; Burmych and Others v. Ukraine (striking out) [GC], nos. 46852/13 and al., §§ 120-122, 12 October 2017; Cocchiarella v. Italy [GC], no 64886/01, ECHR 2006-V; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no 21881/20, 27 November 2023; Danileţ v. Romania [GC], no 16915/21, § 166, 15 December 2025; Di Sante v. Italy (dec.), no 56079/00, 24 June 2004; Engel and Others v. the Netherlands, 8 June 1976, Series A no 22; Ezeh and Connors v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 39665/98 and 40086/98, § 82, ECHR 2003 X; Gestur Jónsson and Ragnar Halldór Hall v. Iceland [GC], nos. 68273/14 and 68271/14, 22 December 2020; Grzęda v. Poland [GC], no 43572/18, § 324, 15 March 2022; Italgomme Pneumatici S.r.l. and Others v. Italy, nos. 36617/18 and 12 others, §§ 53 and 107, 6 February 2025; Janosevic v. Sweden, no 34619/97, ECHR 2002-VII; Jesus Pinhal v. Portugal [GC], no 48047/15, §§ 202-203, 217-220 and 244, 9 July 2026; Jussila v. Finland [GC], no 73053/01, ECHR 2006-XIV; Kudła v. Poland [GC], no 30210/96, ECHR 2000-XI; Olivieri and Others v. Italy, nos. 17708/12 and 3 others, 25 February 2016; Ramos Nunes de Carvalho e Sá v. Portugal [GC], nos. 55391/13 and 2 others, § 122, 6 November 2018; Scordino v. Italy (no 1) [GC], no 36813/97, ECHR 2006 V; Sürmeli v. Germany [GC], no 75529/01, § 102, ECHR 2006 VII; Vegotex International S.A. v. Belgium [GC], no 49812/09, 3 November 2022; Verrascina and Others v. Italy, nos. 15566/13 and 5 others, §§ 13-16, 28 April 2022; Vučković and Others v. Serbia (preliminary objection) [GC], no 17153/11 and 29 others requêtes, § 71, 25 March 2014