LAZARIS v. ALBANIA - 48806/06 (Judgment : Article 6 - Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee)

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

��������� Georgios A. Serghides , President , ��������� Darian Pavli, ��������� Oddn� Mj�ll Arnard�ttir , judges , and Olga Chernishova, Deputy Section Registrar,

the application (no. 48806/06) 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�) on 18 September 2006 by two nationals of the United States of America, Mr James Lazaris, also known as Dhimiter Llazari, born in 1925, who lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, and Mr Peter Lazaris, also known as Panajot Llazari, born in 1938, who lived in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States (�the applicants�), represented by Mr A. Vgontzas, a lawyer practising in Athens;

the decision to give notice of the application to the Albanian Government (�the Government�), represented by their former Agents, Ms E. Hajro, Ms L. Mandia (Agent a.i.), Ms A. Hicka and, subsequently, by Mr O. Mo�ka of the State Advocate�s Office;

1.  The case concerns a hearing in absentia in civil proceedings before the Supreme Court of Albania. Information about hearings held by the court was published in its premises and on its website. No summonses were served on the parties.