TATISHVILI v. RUSSIA JUDGMENT 1 In the case of Tatishvili v. Russia, The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Mr C.L. ROZAKIS, President, Mr L. LOUCAIDES, Mrs N. VAJIĆ, Mr A. KOVLER, Mrs E. STEINER, Mr K. HAJIYEV, Mr S.E. JEBENS, judges, and Mr S. NIELSEN, Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 1 February 2007, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 1509/02) against the Russian Federation lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by Mrs Larisa Artemovna Tatishvili (“the applicant”), on 21 December 2001. 2. The applicant, who had been granted legal aid, was represented before the Court by Mr E. Bobrov, a lawyer practising in Moscow. The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr P. Laptev, Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights. 3. The applicant complained, in particular, about the arbitrary denial of residence registration at the chosen address and unfair judicial proceedings on her claim. 4. On 7 June 2004 the President granted leave to the Human Rights Centre “Memorial”, a Moscow-based non-governmental organisation, to intervene as a third party in the proceedings. 5. By a decision of 20 January 2005, the Court declared the application partly admissible. 6. The applicant, but not the Government, filed observations on the merits (Rule 59 § 1).