GAFGEN v. GERMANY / ECHR

Notes

Date	01/06/2010
AppNr	22978/05
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	3; 34; 35; 35-1; 6; 6-1; 6-3
Violated / NonViolated	36-16-3
Citations	36-13

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 6-1
No violation of Art. 6-3
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies)
Violation of Art. 3
Violation of Art. 3 (substantive aspect)

Keywords:

(art. 3) inhuman treatment
(art. 34) victim
(art. 35-1) exhaustion of domestic remedies
(art. 6) criminal proceedings
(art. 6-1) fair hearing
(art. 6-3) rights of defence

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Selected for publication in Reports of Judgments and Decisions
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH
Application Number	22978/05
Importance Level	1
Represented by	HEUCHEMER M.
Respondent State	Germany
Date of Judgment	01/06/2010
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies) ; Violation of Art. 3 (substantive aspect) ; No violation of Art. 6-1 and 6-3
Articles	3 ; 6 ; 6-1 ; 6-3 ; 34 ; 35 ; 35-1
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Articles 1 § 1 and 104 § 1 of the Basic Law ; Article 136a of the Code of Criminal Procedure ; Articles 57a and 211 of the Criminal Code
Strasbourg Case Law	Abdülsamet Yaman v. Turkey, no. 32446/96, §§ 53 and 55, 2 November 2004 ; Akkoç v. Turkey, nos. 22947/93 and 22948/93, ECHR 2000-X ; Aksoy v. Turkey, 18 December 1996, Reports 1996-VI ; Ali and Ayse Duran v. Turkey, no. 42942/02, 8 April 2008 ; Allan v. the United Kingdom, no. 48539/99, §§ 42 and 43, ECHR 2002-IX ; Assenov and Others v. Bulgaria, 28 October 1998, § 102, Reports 1998-VIII ; Azinas v. Cyprus [GC], no. 56679/00, §§ 32 and 37, ECHR 2004-III ; Beyeler v. Italy (just satisfaction) [GC], no. 33202/96, § 27, 28 May 2002 ; Bykov v. Russia [GC], no. 4378/02, §§ 94-98, ECHR 2009 ; Çamdereli v. Turkey, no. 28433/02, 17 July 2008 ; Campbell and Cosans v. the United Kingdom, 25 February 1982, § 26, Series A no. 48 ; Cardot v. France, 19 March 1991, § 34, Series A no. 200 ; Chahal v. the United Kingdom, 15 November 1996, § 79, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-V ; Civet v. France [GC], no. 29340/95, § 41, ECHR 1999-VI ; Cumpana and Mazare v. Romania [GC], no. 33348/96, § 66, ECHR 2004-XI ; Dalban v. Romania [GC], no. 28114/95, § 44, ECHR 1999-VI ; Dedovskiy and Others v. Russia, no. 7178/03, § 89, 15 May 2008 ; Eckle v. Germany, 15 July 1982, § 66, Series A no. 51 ; Egmez v. Cyprus, no. 30873/96, § 78, ECHR 2000-XII ; Elçi and Others v. Turkey, nos. 23145/93 and 25091/94, §§ 604 and 605, 13 November 2003 ; Funke v. France, 25 February 1993, § 44, Series A no. 256-A ; Göç v. Turkey [GC], no. 36590/97, § 36, ECHR 2002-V ; Göçmen v. Turkey, no. 72000/01, §§ 73-74, 17 October 2006 ; Harutyunyan v. Arménia, no. 36549/03, §§ 63, 64 and 66, ECHR 2007-VIII ; Heaney and McGuinness v. Ireland, no. 34720/97, § 40, ECHR 2000-XII ; Heglas v. the Czech Republic, no. 5935/02, § 84, 1 March 2007 ; Hulki Günes v. Turkey, no. 28490/95, § 91, ECHR 2003-VII ; Içöz v. Turkey (dec.), no. 54919/00, 9 January 2003 ; Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, §§ 162 and 167, Series A no. 25 ; Jalloh v. Germany (dec.), no. 54810/00, 26 October 2004 ; Jalloh v. Germany [GC], no. 54810/00, ECHR 2006-IX ; Jasar v. “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, no. 69908/01, § 49, 15 February 2007 ; Jensen and Rasmussen v. Denmark (dec.), no. 52620/99, 20 March 2003 ; K. and T. v. Finland [GC], no. 25702/94, § 141, ECHR 2001-VII ; Kafkaris v. Cyprus [GC], no. 21906/04, § 176, ECHR 2008 ; Keenan v. the United Kingdom, no. 27229/95, § 110, ECHR 2001-III ; Khan v. the United Kingdom, no. 35394/97, ECHR 2000-V ; Klaas v. Germany, 22 September 1993, § 29, Series A no. 269 ; Krastanov v. Bulgaria, no. 50222/99, §§ 48, 53 and 60, 30 September 2004 ; Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, ECHR 2000-IV ; Levinta v. Moldova, no. 17332/03, §§ 101 and 104-105, 16 December 2008 ; Lüdi v. Switzerland, 15 June 1992, § 43, Series A no. 238 ; M.C. v. Bulgaria, no. 39272/98, §§ 150, 153 and 166, ECHR 2003-XII ; Matko v. Slovenia, no. 43393/98, § 100, 2 November 2006 ; Mikheyev v. Russia, no. 77617/01, § 109, 26 January 2006 ; Mitropolia Basarabiei Si Exarhatul Plaiurilor and Others v. Moldova (dec.), no. 45701/99, 7 June 2001 ; N.C. v. Italy [GC], no. 24952/94, § 44, ECHR 2002-X ; Nachova and Others v. Bulgaria [GC], nos. 43577/98 and 43579/98, § 147, ECHR 2005-VII ; Nikolova and Velichkova v. Bulgaria, no. 7888/03, 20 December 2007 ; Normann v. Denmark (dec.), no. 44704/98, 14 June 2001 ; Öneryildiz v. Turkey [GC], no. 48939/99, § 116, ECHR 2004-XII ; Örs and Others v. Turkey, no. 46213/99, § 60, 20 June 2006 ; Osman v. the United Kingdom, 28 October 1998, §§ 115-116, Reports 1998-VIII ; P.G. and J.H. v. the United Kingdom, no. 44787/98, §§ 76-79, ECHR 2001-IX ; Ramirez Sanchez v. France [GC], no. 59450/00, § 116-118, ECHR 2006-IX ; Ribitsch v. Austria, 4 December 1995, § 34, Series A no. 336 ; Saadi v. Italy [GC], no. 37201/06, §§ 127, 138-139, ECHR 2008 ; Sahin v. Germany [GC], no. 30943/96, § 105, ECHR 2003-VIII ; Salduz v. Turkey [GC], no. 36391/02, § 54, ECHR 2008 ; Saunders v. the United Kingdom, 17 December 1996, § 68, Reports 1996-VI ; Schenk v. Switzerland, 12 July 1988, §§ 45-46, Series A no. 140 ; Scordino v. Italy (no. 1) [GC], no. 36813/97, ECHR 2006-V ; Sejdovic v. Italy [GC], no. 56581/00, § 41, ECHR 2006-II ; Selçuk and Asker v. Turkey, 24 April 1998, §§ 117-118, Reports 1998-II ; Selmouni v. France [GC], no. 25803/94, ECHR 1999-V ; Siliadin v. France, no. 73316/01, §§ 61 and 62, ECHR 2005-VII ; Skalka v. Poland (dec.), no. 43425/98, 3 October 2002 ; Söylemez v. Turkey, no. 46661/99, §§ 107 and 122-24, 21 September 2006 ; Teixeira de Castro v. Portugal, 9 June 1998, § 34, Reports 1998-IV ; Tomasi v. France, 27 August 1992, § 110, Series A no. 241-A ; V. v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 24888/94, § 69, ECHR 1999-IX ; Vladimir Romanov v. Russia, no. 41461/02, 24 July 2008 ; Windisch v. Austria, 27 September 1990, § 23, Series A no. 186 ; Yeter v. Turkey, no. 33750/03, § 58, 13 January 2009
External Sources	Articles 1, 15 and 16 of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Keywords	"(Art. 3) INHUMAN TREATMENT" "(Art. 34) VICTIM" "(Art. 35-1) EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES" "(Art. 6) CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) FAIR HEARING" "(Art. 6-3) RIGHTS OF DEFENCE"

Application Documents 2

	2 GAFGEN v. GERMANY 6 Court (Fifth Section) Judgment (Merits)	30/06/2008
	24 GAFGEN v. GERMANY Court (Fifth Section) Decision	10/04/2007

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