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MINISTERS’ DEPUTIES |
Decisions |
CM/Del/Dec(2024)1514/H46-10 |
5 December 2024 |
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1514th meeting, 3-5 December 2024 (DH)
H46-10 Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 40167/06) Supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments
Reference documents |
Decisions
The Deputies
1. recalled that this case concerns the property rights of a refugee of Armenian origin who was forced to flee from his home during the active military phase of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (1992-94);
2. recalled further that in its judgment on just satisfaction of 12 December 2017 in this case the Court held that Azerbaijan was to pay the applicant’s next-of-kin within three months certain sums in respect of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as the costs and expenses;
3. recalling their decisions adopted at their examination of this case at the 1507th meeting
(September 2024) (DH);
4. strongly underlined again the unconditional obligation under Article 46 § 1 of the Convention on respondent states to fully and effectively execute all judgments against them, including their unconditional obligation to pay the sums of just satisfaction awarded by the European Court;
5. encouraged again therefore the authorities of Azerbaijan either to rapidly complete their consideration of the draft Memorandum of Understanding and confirm their readiness to sign it, or to proceed with the payment of the sums owing under the Sargsyan (just satisfaction) judgment directly to the applicant’s next-of-kin;
6. decided to resume consideration of the present case at their 1531st meeting (June 2025) (DH) at the latest.