CELA v. ALBANIA - 73274/17 (Judgment : Article 6 - Right to a fair trial : Third Section)

Art 6 � 1 (civil) • Dismissal of constitutional complaint due to unforeseeable application of new four-month time-limit introduced after lodging of complaint, depriving applicant of right of access to a court • Constitutional Court�s interpretation of procedural limitations not in compliance with legal certainty principle • Absence of clear legislation and judicial practice concerning starting point for calculation of new time-limit • Disproportionate burden on applicant

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 (Third Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

Pere Pastor Vilanova , President , ���� Georgios A. Serghides, ���� Jolien Schukking, ���� Darian Pavli, ���� Peeter Roosma, ���� Ioannis Ktistakis, ���� Andreas Z�nd , judges , and Milan Bla�ko, Section Registrar,

the application (no. 73274/17) against the Republic of Albania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by an Albanian national, Mr P�llumb �ela (�the applicant�), on 9 October 2017;