Judgment concerning Albania
In the case of ARB SHPK and Others v. Albania the Court held that there had been several violations of the Convention.
The case concerned alleged excessive length of proceedings in cases taken before the Albanian courts. The Court found that the delays of eight years and six months and seven years that ARB SHPK’s cases had been pending before the Supreme Court had been excessive. Regarding Mr Gazidedja’s case, the Court noted that he had not received compensation for the delays, despite an order in that regard, and that his case had still not been finally judged before the courts in Albania despite a delay so far of eight years and 11 months, which was excessive.
The Court indicated that Albania was to reduce the backlog at various court levels by filling the relevant judicial vacancies and providing the necessary resources to the judicial system.