Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 03/16/2017

Subject: The judgment on the excessive formalism on the part of the Athens Court of Appeal, which had declared inadmissible an application to join some proceedings as a civil party seeking damages on the grounds that the word “heir” was missing from the record of hearing at first instance

Parties: Louli-Georgopoulou c. Grecia

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal