Expressing support for the European Court of Human Rights for its decisions in the Loizidou v. Turkey and Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey cases and for admitting similar cases before the European Court of Human Rights.
Latest action · Jun 15, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 15, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Commends the European Court of Human Rights for its judgments in favor of Titina Loizidou in the Loizidou v. Turkey case and on the admissibility of the Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey case.
Urges: (1) the Court to consider current and future cases brought by Greek Cypriots against Turkey for violation of their property rights; and (2) Turkey to respect Court decisions with respect to Cyprus, and end the illegal exploitation of Greek Cypriot properties in the areas under Turkish military occupation.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2005 to Mar 8, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 8, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Titles 1
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- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the European Court of Human Rights for its decisions in the Loizidou v. Turkey and Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey cases and for admitting similar cases before the European Court of Human Rights.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Claims
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Cyprus
- Displaced persons
- Europe
- Government liability (International law)
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International courts
- Landowners
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military occupation
- Right of property
- Turkey
Text 1
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- Jun 15, 2005Introduced in House
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