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
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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
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