Title The Supreme Court Resolution of 25 March 2020
Publisher Ukraine: Supreme Court
Publication Date 25 March 2020
Country Ukraine
Topics Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Ukrainians
Citation / Document Symbol 229/3693/16
Cite as The Supreme Court Resolution of 25 March 2020, 229/3693/16, Ukraine: Supreme Court, 25 March 2020, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,UKR_SC,61f7e2114.html [accessed 6 October 2022]
Comments In January 2015, the applicant’s house was destroyed by ordnances. A commission examined the level of destruction and recognized it as inevitable. The applicant referred to the court claiming a compensation according to the Civil Protection Code, the Law on combatting terrorism and the Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The requested amount of compensation was 1 156 356,50 UAH. The applicant’s claim was rejected in the lower instance courts. The applicant appealed the decisions of the lower-instance courts and reached the Supreme Court. The latter decided that the applicant is entitled to compensation due to the state’s failure to elaborate the relevant compensation mechanism as a protection measure of the property right. Ukraine is now obliged to compensate for the damaged housing under Protocol 1 to the ECHR. There is no clear mechanism on the payment of compensations though. Therefore, the Court assigned 100,000 UAH of compensation from the State Budget of Ukraine, which is much lower than an applicant requested. However, the decision is final and cannot be disputed in Ukraine.
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