MEDVEDYEV AND OTHERS v. FRANCE / ECHR

Notes

Date	29/03/2010
AppNr	3394/03
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	1; 35; 35-3; 41; 5; 5-1; 5-3
Violated / NonViolated	5-15-3
Citations	5-15-36-135-16-1

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 5-3
Non-pecuniary damage - award
Preliminary objection dismissed (ratione materiae)
Violation of Art. 5-1

Keywords:

(art. 1) jurisdiction of states
(art. 5-1) deprivation of liberty
(art. 5-1) lawful arrest or detention
(art. 5-3) brought promptly before judge or other officer

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	3394/03
Importance Level	1
Represented by	SPINOSI P.
Respondent State	France
Date of Judgment	29/03/2010
Applicability	Article 1 applicable ; Article 5-1 applicable
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed (ratione materiae) ; Violation of Art. 5-1 ; No violation of Art. 5-3 ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	1 ; 5 ; 5-1 ; 5-3 ; 35 ; 35-3 ; 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Law no. 94-589 of 15 July 1994 “on conditions governing the exercise by the State of its powers to carry out checks at sea”
Strasbourg Case Law	A.C. v. France (dec.), no. 37547/97, 14 December 1999 ; Aksoy v. Turkey, 18 December 1996, Reports 1996-VI, § 78 ; Altmann (Barbie) v. France, (dec.), no. 10689/83, decision de la Commission du 4 July 1984, DR 37, p. 225 ; Amuur v. France, 25 June 1996, Reports 1996-III ; Aquilina v. Malta [GC], no. 25642/94, ECHR 1999-III ; Assanidze v. Georgia [GC], no. 71503/01, § 171, ECHR 2004-II ; Assenov and Others v. Bulgaria, judgment of 28 October 1998, Reports 1998-VIII, §§ 146 and 149 ; Azinas v. Cyprus [GC], no. 56679/00, ECHR 2004-III ; Bankovic and Others v. Belgium and 16 Other Contracting States (dec.) [GC], no. 52207/99, ECHR 2001-XII ; Baranowski v. Poland, no. 28358/95, §§ 50-52, ECHR 2000-III ; Bozano v. France, 18 December 1986, § 54, Series A no. 111 ; Brannigan and McBride v. the United Kingdom, 26 May 1993, Series A no. 258-B, p. 55, §§ 62-63 ; Brincat v. Italy, 26 November 1992, Series A no. 249-A ; Brogan and Others v. the United Kingdom, 29 November 1988, Series A no. 145-B ; De Wilde, Ooms and Versyp v. Belgium, 18 June 1971, § 65, Series A no. 12 ; Demir and Baykara v. Turkey [GC], no. 34503/97, ECHR 2008-... ; Dikme v. Turkey, no. 20869/92, § 66, ECHR 2000-VIII ; Engel and Others v. the Netherlands, 8 June 1976, § 58, Series A no. 22 ; Freda v. Italy, (dec.), no. 8916/80, decision de la Commission du 7 October 1980, DR 21, p. 250 ; Guzzardi v. Italy du 6 November 1980, § 92, Series A no. 39 ; Huber v. Switzerland, 23 October 1990, Series A no. 188 ; Ilascu and Others v. Moldova and Russia [GC], no. 48787/99, ECHR 2004-VII ; Ireland contre the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, Series A no. 25, § 199 ; Jecius v. Lithuanie, no. 34578/97, § 56, ECHR 2000-IX ; Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, § 170, ECHR 2000-IV ; Lawless v. Ireland, 1er July 1978, Series A, no. 3 ; Loizidou v. Turkey (exceptions préliminaires) [GC], 23 March 1995, § 62, Series A no. 310 ; McKay v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 543/03, ECHR 2006-X ; Mooren v. Germany [GC], no. 11364/03, ECHR 2009-... ; Murray v. the United Kingdom du 28 October 1994, Series A no. 300-A, p. 27, § 58 ; N.C. v. Italy [GC], no. 24952/94, ECHR 2002-X ; Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no. 46221/99, ECHR 2005-IV ; Odièvre v. France [GC], no. 42326/98, § 22, ECHR 2003-III ; Quinn v. France, judgment of 22 March 1995, § 42, Series A no. 311 ; Rigopoulos v. Spain (dec.), no. 37388/97, ECHR 1999-II ; Sánchez Ramirez v. France (dec.), no. 28780/95, decision de la Commission du 24 June 1996, DR 86-A, p. 155 ; Schiesser v. Switzerland, 4 December 1979, Series A no. 34 ; Sejdovic v. Italy [GC], no. 56581/00, ECHR 2006-II ; Soering v. the United Kingdom, 7 July 1989, § 86, Series A no. 161 ; Steel and Others v. the United Kingdom, 23 September 1998, § 54, Reports 1998-VII ; T.W. v. Malta [GC], no. 25644/94, § 49, 29 April 1999 ; Weeks v. the United Kingdom, judgment of 2 March 1987, Series A no. 114, p. 22, § 40 ; Winterwerp v. the Netherlands, 24 October 1979, § 37, Series A no. 33 ; Yumak and Sadak v. Turkey [GC], no. 10226/03, § 72, 8 July 2008
External Sources	Article 35 of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 30 March 1961 ; Articles 108 and 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982 ; Article 17 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, signed in Vienna on 20 December 1988 ; Council of Europe Agreement “on Illicit Traffic by Sea, implementing article 17 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances”; Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Suppressing Illicit Maritime and Air Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in the Caribbean Area, signed at San Jose on 10 April 2003
Keywords	"(Art. 1) JURISDICTION OF STATES" "(Art. 5-1) DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY" "(Art. 5-1) LAWFUL ARREST OR DETENTION" "(Art. 5-3) BROUGHT PROMPTLY BEFORE JUDGE OR OTHER OFFICER"

Application Documents 1

MEDVEDYEV AND OTHERS v. FRANCE

5-1, 5-3 Court (Fifth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)

10/07/2008

References 51

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