Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (27996/06 and 34836/06) was a case (merged from two) decided by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in December 2009, in the first judgment finding a violation of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights taken in conjunction with Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 thereof, with regard to the arrangements of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina in respect of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 with regard to the constitutional arrangements on the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Decided 22 December 2009 | |
Full case name | Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Case | 27996/06 and 34836/06 |
Nationality of parties | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Court composition | |
President Jean-Paul Costa | |
Judges | |
Advocate General Vincent Berger | |
The plaintiffs were two citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dervo Sejdić and Jakob Finci, who are of Roma and Jewish ethnicity, respectively.