6.  The applicant was born in 1943 and lives in Fier, Albania. 7.  On 20 May 1947 the authorities confiscated the applicant's father's one-storey villa and the appurtenant plot of land measuring 360 sq. m which was situated in the city of Fier. 8.  On 6 June 1953 the authorities transferred the confiscated villa and the plot of land to S. 9.  Pursuant to the 1993 Property Act, on an unspecified date the applicant and his nine siblings lodged an application with the Fier Commission on Restitution and Compensation of Properties (“the Commission”) seeking the restitution of their father's property. On 27 October 1993 the Commission dismissed their request. 10.  The applicant lodged an appeal with the Lushnjë District Court (“the District Court”) claiming that the Commission's decision was unlawful. 11.  On 22 February 2000 the District Court recognised the applicant's and his siblings' inherited property rights over the villa and the plot of land. However, the District Court found that, in so far as the plot of land was occupied and in so far as the one-storey villa had been lawfully transferred to S, they were not recoverable by the applicant and his siblings. It awarded them compensation in the amount of 204,902 Albanian leks (“ALL”). 12.  The applicant and his siblings appealed arguing that the District Court had wrongly assessed the evidence. 13.  On 30 June 2000 the Vlora Court of Appeal (“Court of Appeal”) awarded the applicant and his siblings compensation in-kind for the value of the plot of land as opposed to monetary compensation. The applicant and his siblings appealed. 14.  On 18 June 2001 the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding that it did not contain any of the grounds of appeal envisaged by Article 472 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The applicant and his siblings lodged a constitutional appeal with the Constitutional Court. 15.  On 10 June 2002 the Constitutional Court, sitting as a bench of three judges, declared the appeal inadmissible. 16.  To date, the Court of Appeal decision has not been enforced.