‘Fewer’ ECHD rulings against Romania

In 2010 the European Court Of Human Rights issued over 130 rulings against Romania.
According to Romania’s Government Agent to the ECHR Răzvan Horaţiu Radu, most rulings were issued on cases of infringement of the right to a fair trial and the right to property.

‘The number of rulings against Romania is decreasing and the trend will continue in 2011’, the Romania’s Agent to the ECHR stated.

Following a pilot judgment of the Court, ECHR’s activity of analysing the complaints regarding handovers was suspended and this suspension contributed to the decrease in the number of rulings issued against Romania.

Romania has 18 months, starting January, to implement a series of reforms, including a draft law, which all should help the Government solve the handover cases so that they would no longer be brought to the European Court of Human Rights.

Răzvan Horaţiu Radu stated that if the Romanian Government fails in fulfilling its duty during this 18-month period, Romania will not face the exclusion from the European Convention on Human Rights as it has been rumoured, but will face a serious wave of complaints filed to the ECHR.

Not only the number of rulings against Romania was reduced, but also the total sum of money Romania has to pay in the cases lost in 2010, namely 3.6 milion euros.

Almost 97 percent of the complaints filed to the ECHR were dismissed, and Romania lost 136 cases, most of which on infringement of the right to a fair trial and the right to property.


Translated by: Raluca Mizdrea
MA Student, MTTLC, Bucharest University