The Representative of Armenia before the European Court of Human Rights reports the following:
“On , the European Court of Human Rights announced its decision on Complaint No 36606/08 “Samadov vs Armenia”. Under this case, the applicant had property that allegedly belonged to him by right of ownership in the territory of Kalbajar and had abandoned it in 1993.
The applicant had submitted a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights in 2008, that is, more than six years after Armenia ratified the European Convention on Human Rights. Moreover, more than 15 years had passed since compulsory displacement from the house that allegedly belonged to the applicant by right of ownership.
In such circumstances, the European Court of Human Rights, even by taking into consideration the refugee status of the applicant, deemed submission of the complaint six years after ratification of the Convention to be too late. The European Court of Human Rights has declared the complaint unacceptable."