V.C. v. SLOVAKIA / ECHR

Notes

Date	08/11/2011
AppNr	18968/07
Body	Court (Fourth Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	13; 3; 41; 8; 8-1
Violated / NonViolated	38313

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 13
No violation of Art. 3
No violation of Art. 3 (procedural aspect)
Non-pecuniary damage - award
Violation of Art. 3
Violation of Art. 3 (substantive aspect)
Violation of Art. 8

Keywords:

(art. 13) effective remedy
(art. 3) degrading treatment
(art. 3) effective investigation
(art. 3) inhuman treatment
(art. 8-1) respect for family life
(art. 8-1) respect for private life
positive obligations

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Fourth Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	ENGLISH
Application Number	18968/07
Importance Level	1
Represented by	DURBAKOVA V.
Respondent State	Slovakia
Date of Judgment	08/11/2011
Conclusion	Violation of Art. 3 (substantive aspect) ; No violation of Art. 3 (procedural aspect) ; Violation of Art. 8 ; No violation of Art. 13 ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	3 ; 8 ; 8-1 ; 13 ; 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Articles 11-13 of the Civil Code ; Health Care Act 1994 ; Health Care Act 2004 ; Sterilisation Regulation 1972
Strasbourg Case Law	A, B and C v. Ireland [GC], no. 25579/05, 16 December 2010 ; Aksoy v. Turkey, 25 September 1996, § 95, Reports 1996-VI ; Anayo v. Germany, no. 20578/07, §§ 55, 58 and 63, 21 December 2010 ; Assenov and Others v. Bulgaria, 28 October 1998, § 102, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-VIII ; Bensaid v. the United Kingdom, no. 44599/98, § 56, ECHR 2001-I ; Biçici v. Turkey, no. 30357/05, § 39, 27 May 2010 ; Byrzykowski v. Poland, no. 11562/05, § 105, 27 June 2006 ; Calvelli and Ciglio v. Italy [GC], no. 32967/96, § 51, ECHR 2002-I ; E.B. v. France [GC], no. 43546/02, 22 January 2008 ; Evans v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 6339/05, § 71, ECHR 2007-IV ; Frasik v. Poland, no. 22933/02, § 90, ECHR 2010-... (extracts) ; Glass v. the United Kingdom, no. 61827/00, §§ 82-83, ECHR 2004-II ; Grori v. Albania, no. 25336/04, § 125, 7 July 2009 ; Iordachi and Others v. Moldova, no. 25198/02, § 56, 10 February 2009 ; Jalloh v. Germany [GC], no. 54810/00, § 69, ECHR 2006-IX ; Jehovah’s Witnesses of Moscow v. Russia, no. 302/02, § 135, ECHR 2010-... ; Keegan v. Ireland, 26 May 1994, §§ 49-55, Series A no. 290 ; Keenan v. the United Kingdom, no. 27229/95, § 110, ECHR 2001-III ; Labita v. Italy, no. 26772/95, ECHR 2000-IV ; Mikheyev v. Russia, no. 77617/01, §§ 107-109, 26 January 2006 ; Mižigárová v. Slovakia, no. 74832/01, §§ 117 and 122, 14 December 2010 ; Mrozowski v. Poland, no. 9258/04, § 28, 12 May 2009 ; Muñoz Díaz v. Spain, no. 49151/07, § 78, 8 December 2009 ; Muradova v. Azerbaijan, no. 22684/05, § 123, 2 April 2009 ; Necdet Bulut v. Turkey, no. 77092/01, § 24, 20 November 2007 ; Nolan and K. v. Russia, no. 2512/04, §§ 84-88, 12 February 2009 ; Peers v. Greece, no. 28524/95, §§ 68 and 74, ECHR 2001-III ; Pretty v. the United Kingdom, no. 2346/02, §§ 63 and 65, ECHR 2002-III ; Rehbock v. Slovenia, no. 29462/95, §§ 76-77, ECHR 2000-XII ; Sambor v. Poland, no. 15579/05, § 36, 1 February 2011 ; Sanoma Uitgevers B.V. v. the Netherlands, no. 38224/03, § 109, ECHR 2010-.... ; Tysiac v. Poland, no. 5410/03, §§ 107-113, ECHR 2007-IV ; Vo v. France [GC], no. 53924/00, §§ 90, ECHR 2004-VIII ;
External Sources	Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (Council of Europe Treaty Series No. 164) ; UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ; General Recommendation No. 24 adopted by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1999 ; WHO Declaration on the Promotion of Patients’ Rights in Europe 1994 ; Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights ; ECRI reports on Slovakia
Keywords	"(Art. 13) EFFECTIVE REMEDY" "(Art. 3) DEGRADING TREATMENT" "(Art. 3) EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION" "(Art. 3) INHUMAN TREATMENT" "(Art. 8-1) RESPECT FOR FAMILY LIFE" "(Art. 8-1) RESPECT FOR PRIVATE LIFE" "POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS"

Application Documents 1

V.C. v. SLOVAKIA

Court (Fourth Section) Decision

16/06/2009

References 34

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