6.  The applicant was born in 1937 and lives in Modrino Selo, Croatia. 7.  On 9 March 1992 the applicant’s weekend house in Sveti Petar, Croatia, was blown up by unknown perpetrators. 8.  On 8 March 1999 the applicant instituted civil proceedings before the Biograd na moru Municipal Court (Općinski sud u Biogradu na moru) 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), the Biograd na moru Municipal Court stayed the proceedings on 4 December 2000. 10.  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), the proceedings resumed on 16 December 2003.