7.  The applicants were born in 1954 and 1979, respectively, and live in Suhopolje, Croatia. 8.  On 18 January 1992 the applicants' house in Suhopolje was blown up by unknown perpetrators. 9.  On 17 March 1995 the applicants instituted civil proceedings against the State in the Virovitica Municipal Court (Općinski sud u Virovitici) seeking damages. They based their claim on section 180 of the Civil Obligations Act. 10.  On 14 December 1995 the Municipal Court gave judgment dismissing the applicants' claim on its merits. 11.  On 18 December 1995 the applicants appealed to the Bjelovar County Court (Županijski sud u Bjelovaru). 12.  On 17 January 1996 Parliament introduced an amendment to the Civil Obligations Act (“the 1996 Amendment”) which provided that all proceedings concerning actions for damages resulting from terrorist acts were to be stayed pending the enactment of new legislation on the subject. 13.  On 29 February 1996 the County Court stayed the proceedings pursuant to the 1996 Amendment. 14.  On 14 July 2003 Parliament introduced the Act on Liability for Damage Resulting from Terrorist Acts and Public Demonstrations (“the 2003 Liability Act”). 15.  It appears that the proceedings resumed on 3 October 2003, pursuant to the 2003 Liability Act. 16.  On 4 December 2003 the case was transferred to the Virovitica County Court (Županijski sud u Virovitici) as the appellate court, due to changes in jurisdiction.
It appears that the proceedings are still pending.