European Court to make final decision on case of "Chiragov and Others v. Armenia"

Baku. 6 December. REPORT.AZ/ The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will announce the final decision on the case of "Chiragov and Others v. Armenia" filed by refugees from Lachin district Elkhan and Adishirin Chragovs, Fakhraddin Pashayev, Akif Hasanov, Ramiz and Qaraja Jabrayilovs to ECHR regarding the rights to return to Lachin district occupied by Republic of Armenia and use their property there.

Report was informed in the press service of the European Court. 

According to the report, the decision will be disclosed on December 12. 

The application Chiragov and Others v. Armenia was lodged with the European Court of Human Rights on 6 April 2005. On March 9, 2010, the Chamber to which the case had been assigned relinquished jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber 2. The Azerbaijani Government were given leave to intervene as a third party. A first Grand Chamber hearing was held on September 15, 2010.

In a decision of December 14, 2011, the Court declared the applications admissible. A second hearing was held on January 22, 2014. The Grand Chamber delivered its judgment on the merits on June 16, 2015.