BABIARZ v. POLAND - 1955/10 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (Fourth Section))

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

��������� Andr�s Saj�, President, ��������� Vincent A. De Gaetano, ��������� Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque , ��������� Krzysztof Wojtyczek, ��������� Iulia Motoc, ��������� Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, ��������� Marko Bo�njak, judges, and Andrea Tamietti, Deputy Section Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 1955/10 ) against the Republic of Poland lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Polish national, Mr Artur Babiarz (�the applicant�), on 15 December 2009.

The applicant was represented by Mr W. Osak, a lawyer practising in Lublin. The Polish Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent, Ms J. Chrzanowska of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.