Pilot judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on systemic problems in the property rights in Eastern European states

Elena Safronova; Tigran Oganesian

doi:10.31648/aspal.5182

Published: 2020-05-091

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2020)

Pilot judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on systemic problems in the property rights in Eastern European states

Elena Safronova

, Tigran Oganesian

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.5182

Abstract

The article examines the issues related to the impact of the ECtHR pilot judgments on improving the legal systems of Eastern European states in the field of property rights protection in accordance with Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights. The subject of the study is the changes taking place in the legislation on property protection in Eastern European states due to the influence of pilot judgments. Special attention is paid to the relevant principles of property rights established by the case-law of the ECtHR. A brief overview of some pilot regulations adopted in relation to Eastern European states is given; an assessment of the effectiveness of the general measures taken is given. The conclusion is substantiated that many systemic problems in the field of protection of property rights of these states are largely related to the legacy of the Communist regime.

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protection of property, pilot judgment, case-law of the ECtHR, structural (systemic) problem

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Safronova, E., & Oganesian, T. (2020). Pilot judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on systemic problems in the property rights in Eastern European states. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum, 19(2), 97–107. https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.5182

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Elena Safronova

elena_safronova_2010@mail.ru
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-9890

Affiliation:

Belgorod National Research University, Department of constitutional and international law Russian Federation

Tigran Oganesian

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8239-694X

Affiliation:

Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Department of foreign constitutional, administrative, criminal law and international law, Moscow, Russia Russian Federation