SOERING v. THE UNITED KINGDOM View

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Date	07/07/1989
AppNr	14038/88
Body	Court (Plenary)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	13; 3; 41; 6-1; 6-3-c; 6-3-d
Violated / NonViolated	36-3-c13
Citations	23455-15-1-f5-25-35-45-56-16-26-3-b6-3-c77-1891011131434P1-1P1-3P4-2P4-423455-15-1-a5-1-f5-25-35-466-16-3-c7891013141825-134P1-1P1-2P4-2P4-4

Conclusions:

Costs and expenses award - Convention proceedings
Costs and expenses award - domestic proceedings
No violation of Art. 13
No violation of Art. 6-3-c
No violation of Art. 6-3-c (possible)
Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Violation of Art. 3
Violation of Art. 3 (possible)

Keywords:

(art. 13) effective remedy
(art. 2-1) death penalty
(art. 3) degrading punishment
(art. 3) degrading treatment
(art. 3) inhuman punishment
(art. 3) inhuman treatment
(art. 6-1) fair hearing
(art. 6-3-c) free legal assistance
(art. 6-3-d) examination of witnesses

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Plenary)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	A161
Language	ENGLISH;BOSNIAN;FRENCH
Application Number	14038/88
Importance Level	1
Represented by	N/A
Respondent State	the United Kingdom
Referred by	Commission ; United Kingdom ; Federal Republic of Germany
Date of Reference	25/01/1989
	30/01/1989 ; 03/02/1989
Date of Judgment	07/07/1989
Applicability	Art. 3 applicable
Conclusion	Violation of Art. 3 (possible) ; No violation of Art. 6-3-c (possible) ; No violation of Art. 13 ; Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient ; Costs and expenses award - domestic proceedings ; Costs and expenses award - Convention proceedings
Articles	3 ; 6-3-c ; 6-3-d ; 6-1 ; 13 ; 41
Rules of Court	37-2
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Extradition Acts 1870-1935 ; Extradition Treaty of 1972 between the United Kingdom and the United States of America, completed by a Supplementary Treaty of 1982 amended by an exchange of notes dated 1986
Strasbourg Case Law	Swedish Engine Drivers' Union judgment of 6 February 1976, Series A no. 20, p. 18, para. 50 ; Kjeldsen, Busk Madsen and Pedersen judgment of 7 December 1976, Series A no. 23, p. 27, para. 53 ; Ireland v. United Kingdom judgment of 18 January 1978, Series A no. 25, p. 65, para. 162, p. 66, para. 167, p. 90, para. 232 ; Tyrer judgment of 25 April 1978, Series A no. 26, pp. 14-15, paras. 29-30, pp. 15-16, para. 31 ; Klass and Others judgment of 6 September 1978, Series A no. 28, p. 31, para. 68 ; Schiesser judgment of 4 December 1979, Series A no. 34, p. 17, para. 41 ; Artico judgment of 13 May 1980, Series A no. 37, p. 16, para. 33 ; Le Compte, Van Leuven and De Meyere judgment of 18 October 1982, Series A no. 54, p. 10, para. 21 ; Dudgeon judgment of 24 February 1983, Series A no. 59, p. 8, para. 15 ; Silver and Others judgment of 25 March 1983, Series A no. 61, p. 42, para. 113 (a) ; Colozza judgment of 12 February 1985, Series A no. 89, p. 16, para. 32 ; Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali judgment of 28 May 1985, Series A no. 94, pp. 31-32, paras. 59-60 ; Johnston and Others judgment of 18 December 1986, Series A no. 112, p. 23, para. 48 ; Boyle and Rice judgment of 27 April 1988, Series A no. 131, p. 23, para. 52
External Sources	Extradition Acts 1870-1935 ; Extradition Treaty of 1972 between the United Kingdom and the United States of America, completed by a Supplementary Treaty of 1982 amended by an exchange of notes dated 1986 ; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) ; United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Article 33) (1951) ; United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Article 3) (1984) ; Constitution of Federal Republic of Germany (Article 102) ; Code of Virginia ; Wednesbury principles set out in Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v. Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 Kings Bench Reports 223 ; Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights ; European Convention on Extradition (Article 11) (1957) ; American Convention on Human Rights (1969)
Keywords	"(Art. 13) EFFECTIVE REMEDY" "(Art. 2-1) DEATH PENALTY" "(Art. 3) DEGRADING PUNISHMENT" "(Art. 3) DEGRADING TREATMENT" "(Art. 3) INHUMAN PUNISHMENT" "(Art. 3) INHUMAN TREATMENT" "(Art. 6-1) FAIR HEARING" "(Art. 6-3-c) FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE" "(Art. 6-3-d) EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES"

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SOERING v. the UNITED KINGDOM

COMMISSION Decision

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