Case of European Court of Human Rights, December 12, 2006 (case CASE OF DEPA v. POLAND)

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Case of European Court of Human Rights, December 12, 2006 (case CASE OF DEPA v. POLAND)

FOURTH SECTION

CASE OF DEPA v. POLAND

(Application no. 62324/00)

JUDGMENT

STRASBOURG

12 December 2006

FINAL

12/03/2007

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

In the case of Depa v. Poland,

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

Sir Nicolas Bratza, President,

Mr J. Casadevall,

Mr M. Pellonpää,

Mr S. Pavlovschi,

Mr L. Garlicki,

Ms L. Mijović,

Mr J. 'ikuta, judges,

and Mr T.L. Early, Section Registrar,

Having deliberated in private on 21 November 2006,

Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:

PROCEDURE

1.  The case originated in an application (no. 62324/00) against the Republic of Poland lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('the Convention') by a Polish national, Mr Wojciech Depa ('the applicant'), on 26 May 1999.

2.  The Polish Government were represented by their Agent, Mr J. Wołąsiewicz of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3.  On 1 December 2005 the President of the Fourth Section of the Court decided to communicate the application to the Government. Under the provisions of Article 29 § 3 of the Convention, it was decided to examine the merits of the applicat...

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