Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2015)247
Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in
149 cases against Italy

(See Appendix for the list of cases)

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 9 December 2015
at the 1243rd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of former Article 32 and those of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter “the Convention”),

Having regard to its decisions adopted under former Article 32 of the Convention and to the final judgments transmitted by the Court to the Committee in these cases and the violations established of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention on account of the excessive length of proceedings before civil courts;

Recalling the obligation of the respondent State to abide by the decisions adopted under former Article 32 of the Convention as well as its obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party; recalling also that these obligations entail, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Committee or by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:

-       of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and

-       of general measures preventing similar violations;

Having noted that the just satisfaction, where awarded, has been paid by the government of the respondent State and that the government reported to the relevant domestic courts, with a view to speeding them up, the proceedings which were still pending at the time the Committee adopted its decisions under former Article 32 or the judgments of the European Court became final;

Noting with satisfaction the information provided by the government that the First Instance Courts (tribunali) which had jurisdiction over the proceedings at issue in these cases have, over the past years, succeeded in reducing the average length of civil proceedings and the backlog of civil cases pending for more than three years well below the relevant national average indicators, through appropriate organisational measures taken at the level of each of these courts;

Noting that these positive results will be consolidated through the recent measures adopted and those still envisaged by the Italian authorities to tackle the excessive length of proceedings before the civil courts; noting also their commitment to continue their efforts to put an end to this long-standing problem in the context of the cases of the Ceteroni group which remain under the Committee’s supervision;

Recalling also that the Committee continues to examine the outstanding issues relating to the compensatory remedy introduced with regard to the excessive length of judicial proceedings by the Pinto Act in 2001, within the framework of the Giuseppe Mostacciuolo group and the Gaglione and Others case;

DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under former Article 32 and under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in the cases listed below and concerning the length of civil proceedings which were under the jurisdiction of the First Instance Courts (tribunali) of Rovereto, Asti, Busto Arsizio, Verbania, Torino, Trieste, Ivrea, Marsala, Udine, Monza, Lecco, Trento, Ferrara, Como, Bolzano, Pordenone, Genova, Ravenna, Termini Imerese, Mantova, Chieti, Milano and Lanciano[1]

DECIDES to close the examination of these cases.

Appendix – list of cases

Application No.

Case

Decision of the Committee under former Article 32

Judgment/

Decision of

Final on

27985/95

A.C. (V)

DH(97)159 (19/03/1997)

-

-

35284/97

A.L.M

-

28/07/1999

31640/96

A.M.A

DH(97)612 (15/12/1997)

-

-

35265/97

A.P. (II)

-

28/07/1999

28/07/1999

34234/96

ALTIERI AND CIFANI

DH(98)225 (10/07/1998)

-

-

34841/97

ANGELI

DH(98)330 25/09/1998

-

-

46958/99

ARDEMAGNI AND RIPA

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

30099/96

ARTUSO

DH(97)445 17/09/1997

-

-

39119/98

BAFFONI

DH(99)476 15/07/1999

-

-

26410/95

BAKOVIC

DH(96)525 13/09/1996

-

-

37135/97

BALDERI

DH(99)135 19/02/1999

-

-

39117/98

BARBARINO (I)

DH(99)477 15/07/1999

-

-

39142/98

BARBARINO (II)

DH(99)478 15/07/1999

-

-

26826/95

BERGONZINI

DH(96)620 15/11/1996

-

-

51667/99

BERTOT

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

44442/98

BEVILACQUA (I)

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

34266/96

BISARO

DH(98)228 10/07/1998

-

-

26845/95

BIZZOTTO

DH(97)92 28/01/1997

-

-

35309/97

BOGLIOLO (II)

DH(98)401 12/11/1998

-

-

29150/95

BONFORTE

DH(97)301 15/05/1997

-

-

33782/96

BORRACCI

DH(98)163 11/06/1998

-

-

24816/94

BOSCARO

DH(96)40 09/02/1996

-

-

40620/98

BRICALLI

DH(99)573 08/10/1999

-

-

39879/98

BURIGAT

DH(99)574 08/10/1999

-

-

33131/96

C.D.L.

DH(98)101 22/04/1998

-

-

47004/99

CANTÙ

-

16/01/2001

16/04/2001

51696/99

CAPPELLETTI AND DELL’AGNESE

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

33152/96

CARBONARO

DH(98)102 22/04/1998

-

-

51679/99

CASSIN

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

44377/98

CENTINEO

-

25/10/2001

25/01/2002

48418/99

CESARO

-

23/10/2001

23/01/2002

35928/97

CIBIN

DH(99)58 18/01/1999

-

-

35925/97

COLAUTTI

DH(99)61 18/01/1999

-

-

48416/99

CORCELLI

-

23/10/2001

23/01/2002

35616/97

COSCIA

-

11/04/2000

11/04/2000

44500/98

COVA

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

27164/95

COVI AND ANZELINI

DH(97)28 28/01/1997

-

-

46507/99

D.G.

-

21/11/2000

21/02/2001

29127/95

DALL’ACQUA

DH(97)307 15/05/1997

-

-

29163/95

DANESI

DH(97)308 15/05/1997

-

-

40580/98

DE LORENZI

DH(99)588 08/10/1999

-

-

35287/97

DE SIMON AND INCONTRERA

DH(98)412 12/11/1998

-

-

44408/98

DELMONTE AND BADANO

-

06/12/2001

06/03/2002

34251/96

DE DOMENICO

DH(98)234 10/07/1998

-

-

39138/98

DI FANT (I)

DH(99)488 15/07/1999

-

-

39139/98

DI FANT (II)

DH(99)489 15/07/1999

-

-

44495/98

DI FRANCESCO

-

25/10/2001

25/01/2002

34870/97

D’ORSI

DH(98)336 25/09/1998

-

-

26043/94

E.P. (II)

DH(96)492 13/09/1996

-

-

51653/99

F. C.A.

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

39869/98

F. D’A. (III)

DH(99)593 08/10/1999

-

-

39874/98

F.E.

DH(99)595 08/10/1999

-

-

25264/94

FAMAS SRL

DH(96)171 15/05/1996

-

-

51675/99

FERFOLJA

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

45870/99

FERRAZZO AND OTHERS

-

09/11/2000

09/02/2001

26835/95

FERRETTI

DH(96)626 15/11/1996

-

-

39166/98

FONTANA AND SARTORIO

DH(99)495 15/07/1999

-

-

26420/95

FORNI AND ALBANESE

DH(96)534 13/09/1996

-

-

46965/99

FRANCESCHETTI AND ODORICO

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

29124/95

FREDIANI

DH(97)309 15/05/1997

-

-

33134/96

G.B. AND A.C. AND L.V.

DH(98)105 22/04/1998

-

-

33136/96

G.B.C.

DH (98) 106 22/04/1998

-

-

32290/96

G.C.

DH (98) 342 25/09/1998

-

-

29660/96

G.G.

DH (97) 433 17/09/1997

-

-

38123/97

G.P.F. AND M.V.

DH (99) 289 15/04/1999

-

-

32279/96

G.V.

DH (98) 27 18/02/1998

-

-

35315/97

GALAZZI

DH (98) 417 12/11/1998

-

-

26828/95

GARAVAGLIA

DH (97) 63 28/01/1997

-

-

51648/99

GASPARI

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

25225/94

GASPAROLI

DH(96)176 15/05/1996

-

-

23422/94

GENTILE

DH(96)536 13/09/1996

-

-

38116/97

GHILINO

-

02/11/1999

02/11/1999

40941/98

GLEBE VISCONTI

-

25/01/2000

25/04/2000

34270/96

IMMOBILIARE LI.MA. S.A.S.

DH (98) 238 10/07/1998

-

-

46530/99

IULIO

-

16/11/2000

16/02/2001

26018/94

L.C.

DH(96)498 13/09/1996

-

-

30088/96

L.F.

DH (97) 451 17/09/1997

-

-

32276/96

L.M.

DH (98) 31 18/02/1998

-

-

39144/98

LAZZARI AND OTHERS

DH (99) 499 15/07/1999

-

-

26844/95

LAZZARINI

DH(96)632 15/11/1996

-

-

39897/98

LEONE PREFABBRICATI

DH (99) 605 08/10/1999

-

-

39122/98

LUPI

DH (99) 501 15/07/1999

-

-

24797/94

M.C.

DH(96)53 09/02/1996

-

-

44406/98

M. S.R.L.

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

49305/99

M.I. AND E.I.

-

06/12/2001

06/03/2002

38496/97

M.R. G. AND E.F.

DH (99) 395 09/06/1999

-

-

35903/97

MAGNANO AND ANSELMO

DH (99) 77 18/01/1999

-

-

44443/98

MARCHI

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

44422/98

MARZINOTTO

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

40972/98

MASI

-

14/12/1999

14/03/2000

39141/98

MATERA

DH (99) 504 15/07/1999

-

-

26254/95

MEDZIHRADSZKI

DH (98) 112 22/04/1998

-

-

24789/94

MELUSO

DH(96)66 09/02/1996

-

-

33796/96

MICANZI

DH (98) 179 11/06/1998

-

-

33798/96

MILANO

DH (98) 180 11/06/1998

-

-

51650/99

MOLINARIS

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

46973/99

MORELLI AND NERATTINI

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

26428/95

MORONI

DH(96)542 13/09/1996

-

-

29646/96

O. S.A.S.

DH (97) 439 17/09/1997

-

-

51698/99

O.M.

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

27976/95

P.C.

DH (97) 151 19/03/1997

-

-

44468/98

P.B. (II)

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

27193/95

P.V.G.

DH (97) 84 28/01/1997

-

-

26033/94

PAOLILLO AND MORINI

DH(96)506 13/09/1996

-

-

27160/95

PASSARELLA

DH (97) 41 28/01/1997

-

-

38096/97

PASSERINI

DH (99) 300 17/04/1999

-

-

44380/98

PETTIROSSI

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

30592/96

PEZZILLI

DH (97) 541 29/10/1997

-

-

51697/99

PICCININ

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

33167/96

PICCININNO

DH (98) 182 11/06/1998

-

-

47003/99

PICCOLI

-

16/01/2001

16/04/2001

30584/96

PORFILIO

DH (97) 542 29/10/1997

-

-

46969/99

PROCOPIO

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

40621/98

PROVIDE SRL (I)

DH (99) 625 08/10/1999

-

-

36602/97

R. SPA

DH (99) 186 19/02/1999

-

-

34245/96

R.R.

DH (98) 251 10/07/1998

-

-

27171/95

RAGUSI, BORDANDINI, PATTUELLI AND VIDIMIAN

DH (97) 42 28/01/1997

-

-

19222/91

RAPOTEZ

9-10/11/1993

-

-

38495/97

RAVANELLI

DH (99) 510 15/07/1999

-

-

35289/97

REDAELLI TECNA SPA

DH (98) 437 12/11/1998

-

-

26847/95

RENI

DH(96)638 15/11/1996

-

-

44465/98

RIGUTTO

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

51710/99

ROSSI GIANBATTISTA

-

11/12/2001

11/03/2002

27971/95

ROSSI (I)

DH (97) 171 19/03/1997

-

-

24042/94

S.B.

DH(95)298 20/11/1995

-

-

26405/95

S.C. (III)

DH(96)549 13/09/1996

-

-

44461/98

SACCHI (I)

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

31340/96

SAMBATI

DH (97) 650 15/12/1997

-

-

47780/99

SANTORUM

-

01/03/2001

01/06/2001

49368/99

SAVANNA AND LA SELVA

-

25/10/2001

25/01/2002

33787/96

SFERLAZZA

DH (98) 185 11/06/1998

-

-

25243/94

S.O.CO.A.B SRL

DH (97) 291 15/05/1997

-

-

36613/97

SPINATO

DH (99) 193 19/02/1999

-

-

25229/94

STERCHELE

DH(96)199 15/05/1996

-

-

45056/98

STUDIO TECNICO AMU SAS

-

17/10/2000

17/01/2001

27173/95

SUD-OVEST SAS

DH (97) 45 28/01/1997

-

-

24039/94

T. SRL

DH(95)302 20/11/1995

-

-

24040/94

T.M. AND M.G.C.

DH(95)303 20/11/1995

-

-

44417/98

TAGLIABUE

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

35913/97

TESOLIN AND TESOLIN

DH (99) 91 18/01/1999

-

-

44439/98

TRASPADINI

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

36628/97

V.B.

DH (99) 196 19/02/1999

-

-

26401/95

V.R.

DH(96)655 15/11/1996

-

-

44398/98

VALENTINO

-

27/02/2001

27/05/2001

34836/97

VALESANI

DH (98) 354 25/09/1998

-

-

25222/94

VESENTINI

DH(96)203 15/05/1996

-

-

40606/98

ZANON AND LAZZARO

DH (99) 640 08/10/1999

-

-

27451/95

ZOCCALI

DH (97) 73 28/01/1997

-

-

39133/98

ZOCCOLA

DH (99) 517 15/07/1999

-

-


[1] The First Instance Courts of Aosta, Cuneo, Lodi and Lanusei have obtained similar results but there are no cases under the supervision of the Committee concerning the length of civil proceedings before these courts.