CASE OF W.D. v. BELGIUM
European Court of Human Rightsviolation2016-09-06
Respondent: Belgium
Article 3 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR
Summary
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-e - Persons of unsound mind);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
External references
- European Court of Human Rights reference: 001-166702
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