Reports of Cases

2007 I-01519

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Article 1 of the Brussels Convention – Scope of the Convention – Action brought by the victims of war massacres against a Contracting State as being liable for the acts of its armed forces in wartime.

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A16L3 : paragraphs 19 - 21
• Regulation 805/2004 -A02P1 : paragraph 45
• Regulation 1896/2006 -A02P1 : paragraph 45
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A01 : paragraphs 1, 3, 16
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A01L1 : paragraphs 27, 28, 33, 39, 46
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A02 : paragraph 5
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A03L1 : paragraph 6
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A05 : paragraph 8
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A05PT3 : paragraphs 40, 42
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A05PT4 : paragraphs 40, 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/76 : paragraphs 29 - 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -814/79 : paragraphs 29 - 31, 33, 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -172/91 : paragraphs 31, 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -309/97 : paragraph 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/98 : paragraph 18
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00 : paragraphs 30, 31, 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/00 : paragraphs 29 - 31
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/01 : paragraphs 29 - 31, 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/02 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -309/02 : paragraph 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/04 : paragraph 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/04 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -292/05 : paragraph 37

Operative part

• Interprets : Brussels Convention 1968 -A01L1

Opinion

• Regulation 44/2001 : point 11
  
• Regulation 805/2004 -A02P1 : point 28
  
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A01 : point 7
  
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A02 : point 8
  
• Brussels Convention 1968 -A05 : point 9
  
• Brussels Convention - Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (1978) : point 27
  
• Agreement between Member States - 41990A0728 : point 24
  
• Agreement between Member States - 41990A0728(01) : point 24
  
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52006PC0057 : point 28
  
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52006PC0083 : point 29
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -29/76 : point 31
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/76 : points 22, 25, 27
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -9/77 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -133/78 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -814/79 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -34/82 : point 22
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/85 : point 40
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -9/87 : point 22
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/87 : point 73
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -190/89 : point 21
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -261/90 : point 73
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -172/91 : point 40
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/91 : point 22
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -172/91 : points 20, 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/97 : point 22
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -96/00 : point 73
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00 : point 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -255/00 : point 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/00 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -334/00 : point 22
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/01 : points 23, 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -433/01 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -30/02 : point 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/02 : point 45
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 20/07/2005

Date of the Opinion

• 08/11/2006

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

15/02/2007

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 243 from 01.10.2005, p.8

Judgment: OJ C 82 from 14.04.2007, p.5

Name of the parties

Lechouritou and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Dutta, Anatol: Zeitschrift für Zivilprozeß International 2006 Bd. 11 p.208-220 (DE)
2. Kutenič, Viliam: Čo znamená pojem ,,občianska vec" vo vzťahu k Bruselskému dohovoru o jurisdikcii a výkone rozhodnutí v občianskych a obchodných veciach?, Justičná revue : casopis pre právnu prax. Príloha 2007 p.255-256 (SK)
3. Conti, Roberto ; Foglia, Raffaele: Convenzione di Bruxelles, crimini di guerra e "materia civile", Il Corriere giuridico 2007 p.572-574 (IT)
4. Sáenz de Santamaría, Paz Andrés: Reparaciones de guerra, actos iure imperii y Convenio de Bruselas. A propósito de la STJCE de 15 de febrero de 2007 en el asunto Lechouritou y otros C. República Federal de Alemania, Diario La ley 2007 nº 6746 p.1-6 (ES)
5. Wittwer, Alexander: Schadenersatzklagen gegen Staaten unterliegen nicht dem EuGVÜ, European Law Reporter 2007 p.199-200 (DE)
6. Armone, G. ; Gandini, F.: Il Foro italiano 2007 IV Col.262-264 (IT)
7. Idot, Laurence: Faits de guerre et prérogatives de puissance publique, Europe 2007 Avril Comm. nº 125 p.32 (FR)
8. Bříza, Petr: Soudní dvůr Evropských společenství: Lechouritou - žaloby na náhradu škody způsobené ozbrojenými silami v rámci válečných operací nespadají do působnosti Bruselské úmluvy, Soudní rozhledy : mesícník ceské, zahranicní a evropské judikatury : nová soudní rozhodnutí vydávaná redakcí casopisu Právní rozhledy ve spoluprác jednotlivymi soudci 2007 p.242-247 (CS)
9. Balsamo, Antonio: Le corti europee e la responsabilità degli stati per i danni da operazioni belliche: Inter arma silent leges?, Cassazione penale 2007 p.2186-2199 (IT)
10. Feraci, Ornella: La sentenza Lechouritou e l'ambito di applicazione ratione materiae della convenzione di Bruxelles del 27 settembre 1968, Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale 2007 p.657-674 (IT)
11. Lyons, Carole: The persistence of memory: the Lechouritou case and history before the European Court of Justice, European Law Review 2007 p.563-581 (EN)
12. Ryngaert, C.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2007 p.308-309 (NL)
13. Leandro, Antonio: Limiti materiali del regolamento (CE) n. 44/2001 e immunità degli Stati esteri dalla giurisdizione: il caso Lechouritou, Rivista di diritto internazionale 2007 p.759-772 (IT)
14. Koutsangelou, G.: Evropaion Politeia 2007 p.644-648 (EL)
15. Stürner, Michael: Unanwendbarkeit des EuGVÜ auf acta iure imperii: Anmerkung zu EuGH, Urteil vom 15.2.2007, C-292/05 - Lechouritou u.a./Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht 2007 p.300-302 (DE)
16. Spiegel, Judith: Immuniteit over de boeg van het materieel toepassingsgebied?, Nederlands internationaal privaatrecht 2007 p.340-345 (NL)
17. Requejo Isidro, Marta: Transnational human rights claims against a State in the European Area of Freedom, Justice and Security. A view on ECJ judgment, 15 February 2007 - C-292/05 - Lechouritou, and some recent Regulations, The European Legal Forum 2007 p.I-206-I-210 (EN)
18. Geimer, Reinhold: Los Desastres de la Guerra und das Brüssel I-System, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2008 p.225-227 (DE)
19. Taccola, Chiara: Ubi jus imperii, reparatio cessat, Rivista italiana di diritto pubblico comunitario 2008 p.589-608 (IT)
20. Vlas, P.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2008 nº 618 (NL)
21. Martín Burgos, Juan Antonio: Inmunidades jurisdiccionales de los estados, normas internacionales, de la Unión Europea y derechos humanos (de nuevo sobre el asunto C-292/05 ”Distomo”, Eirini Lechouritou y otros c. gobierno de la República Federal de Alemania), Libro homenaje a Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer 2011 p.67-83 (ES)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Efeteio Patron (Cour d'appel de Patras) - Greece

Subject-matter

• Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Schintgen

Advocate General

Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer

Language(s) of the Case

• Greek
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Spanish