REBAC v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - 31832/20 (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial : Fourth Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

Anja Seibert-Fohr , President , Faris Vehabović, Sebastian Răduleţu , judges , and Valentin Nicolescu, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

the application (no. 31832/20 ) against Bosnia and Herzegovina lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") on 26 June 2020 by a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, Mr Marin Rebac, born in 1962 and living in Derventa ("the applicant") who was represented by Mr D. Dabić, a lawyer practising in Orašje;

the decision to give notice of the complaint concerning the right to adversarial proceedings before the Constitutional Court to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina ("the Government"), represented by their Acting Agent, Ms J. Cvijetić, and to declare inadmissible the remainder of the application;

The applicant complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the fairness of Constitutional Court proceedings, because the Constitutional Court had not allowed him an opportunity to comment on observations filed by other participants in the proceedings.