Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 26 June 2012 opened up a possibility for claiming compensation for damages caused to the erased people by deprivation of their legal status. Namely, until now claiming compensation before Slovenian courts was not successful.

The European Court awarded compensation to six applicants as well as ordered Slovenia to set up a compensation scheme for erased persons, within one year since the delivery of the judgment. It found that claiming compensation before Slovenian courts was not possible until now as the legislation did not allow that. Therefore a new law has to be adopted.

• Scenario 1: If Slovenia respects the judgment and sets up a compensation scheme, the erased people will be able to claim compensation from Slovenian competent bodies. Who will be entitled to compensation and under which conditions is not known yet. We advise the erased people to pay attention to the issue in the media and visit our website on a regular basis.
• Scenario 2: If Slovenia does not implement the European Court judgment or if it does not implement it properly, it will be possible to lodge compensation claims directly to the European Court. This will be possible after 26 June 2013, with the expiration of the the time limit set by the court.

We also advise the erased people not to lodge any compensation claims to Slovenia courts before the expiration of the deadline, as these courts denied all compensation claims until now. This way they they will avoid any unforeseen expenses for losing the court dispute which can amount to thousands of euros.

If you are interested for compensation, please contact us.