REPARATIONS TO CORPORATIONS: Just Satisfaction Awarded by the European Court of Human Rights to Business Entities

Abstract

Th e objective of this paper is to make an overview of the rules on the awarding of reparations to corporations under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). In order to reach this goal, the author will, fi rst, discuss the main principles of just satisfaction as envisaged in the ECHR.

Second, the analysis of specifi cs of just satisfaction awards in respect of business entities will be discussed. Th ird, a comparison of the awards to natural and legal persons will be a subject-matter of the last part of the paper analysing the most expensive violations under the ECHR.

In the Conclusions the summary of the research is provided.

Keywords

• European Court of Human Rights
• European Convention on Human Rights
• Business and Human Rights
• ECtHR, ECHR
• just satisfaction
• corporations
• reparations
• ARSIWA