CASE OF LENA HAKOBYAN AND OTHERS v. ARMENIA

CASE OF LENA HAKOBYAN AND OTHERS v. ARMENIA

Application No: 13721/23, 34245/23

Articles: 35, 35-1, 6, 6-1, 13, 13+6-1, 46, 46-2, 41

Respondent state: ARM

Date: 2026-05-21

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection dismissed (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings; Civil proceedings; Article 6-1 - Reasonable time); Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial; Administrative proceedings; Civil proceedings; Article 6-1 - Reasonable time); Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46-2 - General measures); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Balakchiev and Others v. Bulgaria (dec.), no. 65187/10, 18 June 2013; Broniowski v. Poland [GC], no. 31443/96, §§ 192 and 194, ECHR 2004 V; Cocchiarella v. Italy [GC], no. 64886/01, §§ 80-83 and 96-97, ECHR 2006-V; Dareskizb Ltd v. Armenia, no. 61737/08, § 100, 21 September 2021; Dimitrov and Hamanov v. Bulgaria, nos. 48059/06 and 2708/09, §§ 97 and 126, 10 May 2011; Fil LLC v. Armenia, no. 18526/13, 29 January 2019; Frydlender v. France ([GC], no. 30979/96, § 43, ECHR 2000 VII; Gagliano Giorgi v. Italy, no. 23563/07, § 69, ECHR 2012 (extracts); Harutyunyan and Hakobyan v. Armenia [Committee], nos. 34544/21 and 3920/22, § 9, 14 December 2023; Kaić and Others v. Croatia, no. 22014/04, 17 July 2008, § 39; Kirinčić and Others v. Croatia, no. 31386/17, § 110, 30 July 2020; Kudła v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, § 124, ECHR 2000 XI; Lmntsyan and Sloyan v. Armenia [Committee], nos. 41973/19 and 51266/19, § 10, 9 February 2023; Marshall and Others v. Malta, no. 79177/16, § 88, 11 February 2020; Martins Castro and Alves Correia de Castro v. Portugal, no. 33729/06, § 54, 10 June 2008; McFarlane v. Ireland [GC], no. 31333/06, §§ 120 and 123, 10 September 2010; Nikoghosyan and Others v. Armenia [Committee], nos. 4396/21 and 2 others, § 9, 14 December 2023; Rutkowski and Others v. Poland, nos. 72287/10 and 2 others, § 173, 7 July 2015; Sartory v. France, no. 40589/07, § 26, 24 September 2009; Scoppola v. Italy (no. 2) [GC], no. 10249/03, § 148, 17 September 2009; Scordino v. Italy (no. 1) [GC], no. 36813/97, ECHR 2006 V; Scozzari and Giunta v. Italy [GC], nos. 39221/98 and 41963/98, § 249, ECHR 2000-VIII; Sejdovic v. Italy [GC], no. 56581/00, § 45, ECHR 2006-II; Stanev v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 36760/06, §§ 254 and 255, ECHR 2012; Stankov v. Bulgaria, no. 68490/01, §§ 62-65, 12 July 2007; Sürmeli v. Germany [GC], no. 75529/01, §§ 99 and 129, ECHR 2006 VII; Techniki Olympiaki A.E. v. Greece (dec.), no. 40547/10, §§ 35 and 41, 1 October 2013; Valada Matos das Neves v. Portugal, no. 73798/13, § 93, 29 October 2015; Vassilios Athanasiou and Others v. Greece, no. 50973/08, § 28, 21 December 2010; Vassilyan and Others v. Armenia [Committee], nos. 20193/15 and 2 others, §§ 7-9, 23 June 2022; Voskanyan and Others v. Armenia [Committee], no. 54225/22, § 6, 24 October 2024