CEDH · CASELAW;REPORTS;ENG — 8 septembre 1994

.sDD6737AE { font-size:11pt } .s211D6B00 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:8.5pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial }                        EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS                                   PLENARY                          Application No. 17596/90                                   K. I.                                   against                                     Germany                          REPORT OF THE COMMISSION                        (adopted on 8 September 1994)                              TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                    Page   INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1   PART I   :   STATEMENT OF THE FACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3   PART II :   SOLUTION REACHED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4                                INTRODUCTION   1.     This Report relates to the application introduced under Article 25 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by K. I. against Germany on 16 June 1990.   It was registered on 21 December 1990 under file No. 17596/90.         The Government of Germany were represented by their Agent, Dr. Jens Meyer-Ladewig, Federal Ministry of Justice, Bonn.   2.     On 14 April 1994 the Commission declared the application admissible as to the complaint under Article 6 of the Convention on the length of the proceedings.   The remainder of the application was rejected.   The Commission then proceeded to carry out its task under Article 28 para. 1 of the Convention which provides as follows :         "In the event of the Commission accepting a petition referred to       it :       a.    it shall, with a view to ascertaining the facts, undertake       together with the representatives of the parties an examination       of the petition and, if need be, an investigation, for the       effective conduct of which the States concerned shall furnish all       necessary facilities, after an exchange of views with the       Commission ;       b.    it shall at the same time place itself at the disposal of       the parties concerned with a view to securing a friendly       settlement of the matter on the basis of respect for Human Rights       as defined in this Convention."   3.     The Commission found that the parties had reached a friendly settlement of the case and on 8 September 1994 it adopted this Report, which, in accordance with Article 28 para. 2 of the Convention, is confined to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution reached.         The following members were present when the Report was adopted :              MM.    C.A. NØRGAARD, President                  A. WEITZEL                  F. ERMACORA                  E. BUSUTTIL                  G. JÖRUNDSSON                  A.S. GÖZÜBÜYÜK                  J.-C. SOYER                  H. DANELIUS            Mrs.   G.H. THUNE            MM.    F. MARTINEZ                  C.L. ROZAKIS            Mrs.   J. LIDDY            MM.    L. LOUCAIDES                  J.-C. GEUS                  M.P. PELLONPÄÄ                  B. MARXER                  M.A. NOWICKI                  I. CABRAL BARRETO                  B. CONFORTI                  N. BRATZA                  I. BÉKÉS                  J. MUCHA                  E. KONSTANTINOV                  D. SVÁBY                  G. RESS                                   PART I                           STATEMENT OF THE FACTS   4.     In 1983 the applicant lodged an action with the Labour Court (Arbeitsgericht) in Düsseldorf claiming a higher staff pension (Betriebspension) from the defendant company.   The action was dismissed on 23 May 1984.         An appeal (Berufung) was rejected by the Regional Labour Court (Landesarbeitsgericht) in Düsseldorf on 17 May 1985.   The Court also dismissed the applicant's supplementary action (weitergehende Klage).         The Appellate Court refused to grant leave to appeal on points of law (Revision).         The applicant's objections against the denial of leave to appeal were rejected by the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) on 19 June 1986 as being inadmissible.   5.     On 31 July 1986 the applicant lodged a constitutional complaint (Verfassungsbeschwerde) which was rejected by a panel of three judges of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) on 20 December 1989 (served on 28 December 1989) as being partly inadmissible and as offering no prospects of success as to the remainder.                                   PART II                              SOLUTION REACHED   6.     Following the decision on the admissibility of the application, the Commission placed itself at the disposal of the parties with a view to securing a friendly settlement in accordance with Article 28 para. 1 (b) of the Convention and invited the parties to submit any proposals they wished to make.   7.     In accordance with the usual practice, the Secretary, acting on the Commission's instructions, contacted the parties to explore the possibilities of reaching a friendly settlement.   8.     The Government notified the Commission, by letter dated 10 June 1994, that an agreement on the terms of a friendly settlement had been reached with the applicant which reads as follows:   [Translation]         "With a view to resolving all applications brought by the applicant, in particular Application nos. 17596/90 and 23334/94, the parties agreed to the following friendly settlement:         1.    The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany will pay       to the applicant, without recognising any legal obligation, the       sum of DM 10,000 in compensation for any possible complaints       relating to the pending applications.         2.    The applicant declares his above mentioned applications to       have become without object and agrees to their being struck off       the list of cases by the European Commission of Human Rights.         3.    The applicant waives any further claims against the Federal       Republic of Germany or against a Land of the Federal Republic of       Germany or other body or institution of public law in Germany in       connection with the facts underlying the applications."   [Original]         "Zur Erledigung aller vom Beschwerdeführer eingereichten Individualbeschwerden nach der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention, insbesondere der Individualbeschwerden Nr. 17596/90 und 23334/94, schließen die Parteien folgenden Vergleich:         1.    Die Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zahlt dem       Beschwerdeführer ohne Anerkennung einer Rechtspflicht als       Ausgleich für sämtliche etwaige Ansprüche im Zusammenhang mit den       anhängigen Individualbeschwerden einen Gesamtbetrag von       10.000-DM.         2.    Der Beschwerdeführer erklärt die oben genannten Beschwerden       für erledigt und ist mit der Streichung aus dem Register durch       die Europäische Kommission für Menschenrechte einverstanden.         3.    Der Beschwerdeführer verzichtet auf die Geltendmachung       etwaiger weiterer Forderungen gegen die Bundesrepublik       Deutschland oder gegen ein Land oder eine andere Körperschaft       oder Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts in Deutschland im       Zusammenhang mit den Sachverhalten, die den Beschwerden       zugrundeliegen."   9.     At its session on 8 September 1994, the Commission noted this and considered, having regard to Article 28 para. 1 (b) of the Convention, that the friendly settlement of the case had been secured on the basis of respect for Human Rights as defined in the Convention.     10.    For these reasons, the Commission unanimously adopted the present       Report.   Secretary to the Commission              President of the Commission          (H.C. KRÜGER)                            (C.A. NØRGAARD)