Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Esthonia) - Vabariigi Riigikohus

Date: 12/15/2009

Subject: The Vabariigi Riigikohus (Supreme Court), recalling the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg, has established the constitutional illegitimacy of certain norms of the civil code and of the State Fees Act, which, according to the Court, provided the payment of an excessive tariff in order to bring civil actions for the establishment of the nullity of a resolution of the general meeting of a building association (la versione italiana mi sembra corretta), in contrast with the right to effective legal protection.

Parties: Tallinn Circuit Court

Original language: Esthonian

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

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