In the case of Petruzzo and Others v. Italy the Court held that there had been no violation of the principle ‘no punishment without law’ in respect of the first group of applicants, a violation of this principle in respect of the second group of applicants, and a violation of the protection of property in respect of all the applicants.

The case concerned two groups of applicants who complained about the confiscation of their land and buildings.

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