Babar Ahmad and Others v. the United Kingdom
Quick answer In Babar Ahmad and Others v. the United Kingdom (Applications nos. 24027/07,…
Topic: Detention
ECHR case law on Detention.
Chahal v. the United Kingdom
Quick answer In Chahal v. the United Kingdom (Application no. 22414/93, Grand Chamber judgment…
Trabelsi v. Belgium
Quick answer In Trabelsi v. Belgium (Application no. 140/10, judgment of 4 September 2014),…
Rezmiveș and Others v. Romania
Quick answer In Rezmiveș and Others v. Romania (Applications nos. 61467/12, 39516/13, 48231/13 and…
Kharchenko v. Ukraine
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Nevmerzhitsky v. Ukraine
Quick answer In Nevmerzhitsky v. Ukraine (Application no. 54825/00, judgment of 5 April 2005),…
Winterwerp v. the Netherlands
Winterwerp v. the Netherlands (1979): the leading case on the lawful psychiatric detention of…
Guzzardi v. Italy
Guzzardi v. Italy (1980): compulsory residence on an island under strict supervision amounted to…
A. and Others v. the United Kingdom
A. and Others v. UK (2009): the indefinite detention of foreign-national terrorism suspects at…