PRACTICE AREAS


Human Rights

M. & P. Bernitsas Law Offices has a tradition of advising in this area, and over the years has undertaken actions brought before the former European Commission of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on the abuse and protection of human rights on behalf of individuals and organisations.  

Practice Focus

  • We undertake the submission of complaints on behalf of non-profit foundations and individuals before the European Court of Human Rights regarding the violation of property rights by the State under the Convention
  • We advise individuals and legal entities on potential violations of human rights under the Convention and assisting them in taking appropriate action

For more information on our Human Rights practice, please contact Domna Mirasyesi.

Practice Highlights

Practice Highlights

Representative matters include acting on behalf of/advising:

  • individuals and legal entities on the violation of provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as the fulfilment of the admissibility requirements set by the Convention.
  • owners of commercial and industrial enterprises which have been nationalised before the former European Commission of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in respect of claims arising from the expropriation of their property as well as the violation of their rights to a fair trial and to effective national remedies.
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