CASE

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Case Name

Cavani v. Hungary (Application No 5493/13)

INCADAT reference

HC/E/HU 1379

Court

Name

European Court of Human Rights

Level

European Court of Human Rights (ECrtHR)

Judge(s)

Guido Raimondi (President); Işıl Karakaş, András Sajó, Nebojša Vučinić, Egidijus Kūris, Robert Spano, Jon Fridrik Kjølbro (judges); Stanley Naismith (Section Registrar) 

States involved

Requesting State

ITALY

Requested State

HUNGARY

Decision

Date

28 October 2014

Status

Final

Grounds

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Order

ECrtHR - Violation of Article 8 ECHR, award of damages

HC article(s) Considered

11

HC article(s) Relied Upon

-

Other provisions

Article 8 ECHR; Art. 11(3) of Brussels IIa Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003)

Authorities | Cases referred to

Karoussiotis v. Portugal (Application No 23205/08) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1166]; Keegan v. Ireland (Application No 16969/90); Ignaccolo-Zenide v. Romania (Application No 31679/96) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/336]; Iglesias Gil and A.U.I. v. Spain (Application No 56673/00) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/542]; Nuutinen v. Finland (Application No 32842/96); Sylvester v. Austria (Application Nos 36812/97 and 40104/98) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/502]; Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland (Application No 41615/07) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1323]; Shaw v. Hungary (Application No 6457/09) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1150]; Streletz, Kessler and Krenz v. Germany (Application Nos 34044/96, 35532/97 and 44801/98); Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom (Application No 35763/97); X v. Latvia (Application No 27853/09) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1234]; M.D. and Others v. Malta (Application No 64791/10)

SYNOPSIS

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Two children wrongfully removed at approximately ages 1 and 2 years old – Nationals of Hungary and Italy – Married parents – Father national of Italy – Mother national of Hungary – Shared parental authority – Children lived in Italy until June 2004 – Application for return filed with the Central Authority of Italy on 3 March 2005 – Return ordered before application to ECtHR on 16 January 2013 – Violation of Art. 8 ECHR – EUR 3,000 awarded in damages to father and EUR 3,000 awarded in damages to children – The failure to enforce the return order without any explanation or justification, which prevented the father and children from being reunited or seeing each other occassionaly for over seven years, amounted to a violation of the father's and children's right to family life

Deux enfants âgés d’environ un et deux ans déplacés illicitement – Ressortissants de Hongrie et d’Italie – Parents mariés – Père ressortissant italien – Mère ressortissante hongroise – Responsabilité parentale partagée – Enfants résidents en Italie jusqu’en juin 2004 – Demande de retour déposée auprès de l’Autorité centrale italienne le 3 mars 2005 – Retour ordonné avant le dépôt d’un recours auprès de la CrEDH le 16 janvier 2013 – Violation de l’art. 8 de la CEDH – 3 000 € de dommages et intérêts accordés au père et 3 000 € de dommages et intérêts accordés aux enfants – Le défaut d’exécution de la décision de retour sans explication ni justification, qui a empêché le père et les enfants d’être réunis ou de se voir régulièrement pendant sept ans, constitue une violation du droit à la vie privée du père et des enfants

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