Union of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Georgia and Others v. Georgia (dec.)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 185May 2015Union of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Georgia and Others v. Georgia (dec.) - 72874/01Decision 21.4.2015 [Section IV]Article 37Article 37-1Striking out applicationsState’s unilateral declaration recognising violation of applicants’ rights and awarding compensation: struck outFacts – The applicants were two religious groups and six individuals. In 2002 the two applicant groups’ enrolment in the national register of associations was annulled as they could not be classified as a private-law entity under the applicable law then in force. That decision was upheld by the Supreme Court. The domestic law was subsequently amended so as to allow religious groups to register as legal entities of public law. While the second applicant group was re-registered as an association in 2003, the first applicant did not apply for re-registration.In 2014, in the c …