23rd June 2004
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Strasbourg ruling could set precedent in property compensation claims clamor
The European Human Rights Tribunal in Strasbourg has unanimously ruled that Poland is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights with regard to guaranteeing the protection of property.
The European Human Rights Tribunal in Strasbourg has unanimously ruled that Poland is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights with regard to guaranteeing the protection of property. The ruling came after a case was taken to the Tribunal by Jerzy Broniowski, who claimed that the state failed to pay the full compensation for property (some land and a house) in Lwów (now in Ukraine) that belonged to his grandmother when the area was part of Poland. The Strasbourg Tribunal gave the two sides six months to come to the agreement and the verdict may set a precedent for the other 167 motions being examined by the Tribunal concerning compensation for the property abandoned by people repatriated from the former Eastern provinces of Poland. In total, some 80,000 people may be entitled to such compensation, with total claims exceeding zł.10.5 billion. Government representatives stated that the issue needs to be analyzed thoroughly and refused to comment on the verdict. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) E.B.
From Warsaw Business Journal
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