WOLTER AND SARFERT v. GERMANY - 59752/13 (Judgment : Violation of Article 14+P1-1-1 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - P...)

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Erik M�se, President, ��������� Angelika Nu�berger, ��������� Andr� Potocki, ��������� Faris Vehabović, ��������� Yonko Grozev, ��������� Carlo Ranzoni, ��������� Mārtiņ� Mits, judges, and Milan Bla�ko, Deputy Section Registrar,

The case originated in two applications (nos. 59752/13 and 66277/13) against the Federal Republic of Germany lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by two German nationals, Mr Rolf Wolter (�the first applicant�) and Mr J�rgen Sarfert (�the second applicant�), on 18 September 2013 and 11 October 2013 respectively.

The first applicant was represented by Mr P. Krumbiegel, a lawyer practising in Cologne, and the second applicant by Mr F. Steinhoff, a lawyer practising in Lennestadt-Grevenbr�ck. The German Government (�the Government�) were represented by one of their Agents, Ms K. Behr, of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.