Mammadov v. Azerbaijan

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 1166/19 Anar Shahin MAMMADOV against Azerbaijan

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 16 May 2024 as a Committee composed of:

Péter Paczolay , President , Gilberto Felici, Raffaele Sabato , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 December 2018,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

The applicant was represented by Mr P. Hughes, a lawyer practising in London.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 10 of the Convention concerning an alleged violation of his freedom of expression in civil defamation proceedings against him were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”). A complaint based on the same facts was also communicated under Article 6 of the Convention.

The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Azerbaijan in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay him the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above ‑ mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.

The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

THE LAW

The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list of cases.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 6 June 2024.

Viktoriya Maradudina Péter Paczolay Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Articles 10 and 6 of the Convention

(unjustified interference with freedom of expression and unfair trial in civil defamation proceedings)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration

Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage

(in euros) [1]

Amount awarded for costs and expenses

(in euros) [2]

1166/19

21/12/2018

Anar

Shahin oglu MAMMADOV

1979

Padraig Hughes,

London

08/04/2024

14/03/2024

1,500

500

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable.

[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.