The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing its Chamber judgment  in the case of Klaus and Iouri Kiladze v. Georgia (application no. 7975/06).

The applicants, Klaus Kiladze and his brother Iouri Kiladze, are Georgian nationals who were born in 1926 and 1928 respectively and live in Tbilisi. Having been the victims of political repression during the Soviet era, they brought an action in 1998 seeking compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage on the basis of the Law on victim status for persons subjected to political repression. Relying in particular on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) of the European Convention on Human Rights, they complained of the “legislative void” which denied them their economic rights under the Law in question.

Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.

Just satisfaction: application of Article 9 of the law of 11 December 1997 concerning compensation or 4,000 euros (EUR), each (non-pecuniary damage)
Costs and expenses: EUR 3,537, jointly

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