Zander v. Sweden Country/Territory European Union Type of court International court Date Nov 25, 1993 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Human Rights Seat of court Strasbourg Judge GOTCHEV, D.RYSSDAL, R.BERNHARDT, R.WALSH, B.SPIELMANN, A.PALM, E.FOIGHEL, I.LOIZOU, A.N.LOPES ROCHA, M.A. Reference number 14282/88 Language English Subject Water, Environment gen., Legal questions Keyword Land tenure Foreign land tenure Human rights Water rights Potable water Abstract Article 6 provided the basis for a complaint that the applicants had been denied a remedy for threatened environmental harm. The applicants claim was directly concerned with their ability to use the water in their well for drinking purposes. Such ability was one facet of their right of property. The entitlement in issue was thus a ‘civil right and thus Article 6-1 was applicable. At the material time it was not possible for the applicants to have the relevant decision reviewed by a court. The applicability of Article 6 was based on the Court's finding that “the applicants could arguably maintain that they were entitled under Swedish law to protection against the water in their well-being polluted as a result of VAFAB's [the polluting company] activities on the dump.” Accordingly, the Court held that there had been a violation of Article 6-1 in their case. Full text COU-157042.pdf