6.  The applicants were born in 1953 and 1959, respectively and live in Varaždin, Croatia. 7.  On 5 December 1991 the applicants’ house in Nedeljanec, Croatia, was blown up by unknown perpetrators. 8.  On 14 November 1994 the applicants instituted civil proceedings before the Varaždin Municipal Court (Općinski sud u Varaždinu) seeking damages from the Republic of Croatia for their damaged property. 9.  Pursuant to the Civil Obligations (Amendments) Act 1996 (Zakon o izmjeni Zakona o obveznim odnosima, Official Gazette no. 7/1996 of 26 January 1996), the Varaždin Municipal Court stayed the proceedings on 17 September 1996. 10.  The proceedings resumed on 24 October 2003 pursuant to the “Damage from Terrorist Acts and Public Demonstrations Act 2003” (Zakon o odgovornosti za štetu nastalu uslijed terorističkih akata i javnih demonstracija, Official Gazette no. 117/2003 of 23 July 2003).