WIEDER AND GUARNIERI v. THE UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENT accepted that the applicants had victim status (see paragraph 21 above), and the Government have not raised any objection on this ground, as victim status concerns a matter which goes to the Court’s jurisdiction it is not prevented from examining it of its own motion (see paragraph 96 above; see also Buzadji, cited above, § 70, and Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy and Satamedia Oy v. Finland [GC], no. 931/13, § 93, 27 June 2017). 111. Accordingly, this complaint may be declared inadmissible pursuant to Article 34 of the Convention. C. Alleged violation of Article 13 of the Convention read together with Article 8 112. Lastly, the applicants complained under Article 13 read together with Articles 8 and 10 of the Convention that the IPT did not afford them an effective remedy on account of their being resident outside the United Kingdom. However, having regard to the facts of the case, the submissions of the parties, and its findings above, the Court considers that it has examined the main legal questions raised in the present application and that there is no need to give a separate ruling on the admissibility and merits of the abovementioned complaint (see, among many other authorities, Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania (GC), no. 47848/08, § 156, ECHR 2014, and Azer Ahmadov v. Azerbaijan, no. 3409/10, § 79, 22 July 2021). IV. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION 113. Article 41 of the Convention provides: “If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.” A. Damage 114. The applicants make no claim in respect of pecuniary or non-pecuniary damages. In this regard, they stated that a public finding of a breach of the Convention would provide just satisfaction. Accordingly, the Court makes no award in respect of pecuniary damage. In so far as any non-pecuniary damage is concerned, it agrees with the applicants that the finding of a violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction. B. Costs and expenses 115. The applicants claimed GBP 13,376.00 for the costs and expenses incurred from 22 September 2021 to 16 May 2022 (being the date the claim 32

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