CASE OF FERRIERI AND BONASSISA v. ITALY - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM)

CASE OF FERRIERI AND BONASSISA v. ITALY - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM) Application No: 40607/19, 34583/20

Articles: 35, 35-1, 8, 8-1, 8-2, 46, 46-2, 41

Respondent state: ITA

Date: 2026-01-08

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; (Art. 35-1) Effective domestic remedy; Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life); Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46 - Systemic problem; Article 46-2 - General measures); Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Bernh Larsen Holding AS and Others v. Norway, no. 24117/08, § 130, 14 March 2013; Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 58170/13 and 2 others, § 359, 25 May 2021; Brazzi v. Italy, no. 57278/11, §§ 49 and 51, 27 September 2018; Brito Ferrinho Bexiga Villa-Nova v. Portugal, no. 69436/10, §§ 43 and 44, 1 December 2015; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, §§ 149 and 156, ECHR 2014; Centrum för rättvisa v. Sweden [GC], no. 35252/08, § 273, 25 May 2021; Compagnie des gaz de pétrole Primagaz v. France, no. 29613/08, § 28, 21 December 2010; Contrada v. Italy (no. 4), no. 2507/19, §§ 55 and 62-65, 23 May 2024; De Tommaso v. Italy [GC], no. 43395/09, §§ 107 and 127, 23 February 2017; Ekimdzhiev and Others v. Bulgaria, no. 70078/12, § 427, 11 January 2022; G.S.B. v. Switzerland, no. 28601/11, §§ 93 and 95, 22 December 2015; Gäfgen v. Germany [GC], no. 22978/05, § 116, ECHR 2010; Italgomme Pneumatici S.r.l. and Others v. Italy, nos. 36617/18 and 12 others, § 96, 6 February 2025; Ivashchenko v. Russia, no. 61064/10, § 74, 13 February 2018; Janosevic v. Sweden (dec.), no. 34619/97, 26 September 2000; L.B. v. Hungary [GC], no. 36345/16, §§ 104 and 119, 9 March 2023; M.N. and Others v. San Marino, no. 28005/12, § 51, 7 July 2015; Maestri v. Italy [GC], no. 39748/98, § 47, ECHR 2004-I; Mikolajova v. Slovakia, no. 4479/03, § 34, 18 January 2011; N. v. Romania (no. 2), no. 38048/18, § 84, 16 November 2021; National Federation of Sportspersons’ Associations and Unions (FNASS) and Others v. France, nos. 48151/11 and 77769/13, § 160, 18 January 2018; Othymia Investments B.V. v. the Netherlands (dec.), no. 75292/10, § 44, 16 June 2015; Samoylova v. Russia, no. 49108/11, § 62, 14 December 2021; Segerstedt-Wiberg and Others v. Sweden, no. 62332/00, § 120, ECHR 2006‑VII; Société Canal Plus and Others v. France, no. 29408/08, § 40, 21 December 2010; Sommer v. Germany, no. 73607/13, § 48, 27 April 2017; Stanev v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 36760/06, § 255, ECHR 2012; Stoyanova v. Bulgaria, no. 56070/18, § 78, 14 June 2022; Tagayeva and Others v. Russia, nos. 26562/07 and 6 others, § 620, 13 April 2017; Vinks and Ribicka v. Latvia, no. 28926/10, § 93, 30 January 2020