Winterwerp v. the Netherlands
Winterwerp v. the Netherlands (1979): the leading case on the lawful psychiatric detention of…
Leading European Court of Human Rights judgments in cases against the Netherlands. Each entry sets out the facts, the Convention Articles engaged, the Court’s ruling and why it matters — a reference for researching human-rights case law concerning the Netherlands before the Court in Strasbourg.
Winterwerp v. the Netherlands (1979): the leading case on the lawful psychiatric detention of…