6.  The applicant was born in 1932 and lives in Split, Croatia. 7.  On 2 February 1992 his house in Kaštel Novi, Croatia, was blown up by unknown perpetrators. 8.  On 9 January 1995 he instituted civil proceedings before the Split Municipal Court (Općinski sud u Splitu) seeking damages from the Republic of Croatia for his 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 Split Municipal Court stayed the proceedings on 15 September 1998. 10.  The proceedings resumed on 20 November 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).