BAZJAKS v. LATVIA / ECHR

Notes

Date	19/10/2010
AppNr	71572/01
Body	Court (Third Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	13; 3; 37; 37-1; 41
Violated / NonViolated	313

Conclusions:

Non-pecuniary damage - award
Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
Preliminary objection dismissed (struck out of the list)
Remainder inadmissible
Violation of Art. 13
Violation of Art. 3
Violation of Art. 3 (substantive aspect)

Keywords:

(art. 13) effective remedy
(art. 3) degrading treatment
(art. 3) inhuman treatment
(art. 37-1) striking out applications

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Third Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Language	ENGLISH
Application Number	71572/01
Importance Level	2
Represented by	N/A
Respondent State	Latvia
Date of Judgment	19/10/2010
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed (struck out of the list) ; Remainder inadmissible ; Violation of Art. 3 (substantive aspect) ; Violation of Art. 13 ; Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	3 ; 13 ; 37 ; 37-1 ; 41
Separate Opinions	No
Law at Issue	Article 92 of the Constitution
Strasbourg Case Law	Agrotexim Hellas S.A. and Others v. Greece, no. 14807/89, Commission decision of 12 February 1992, Decisions and Reports (DR) 72 ; Akdivar and Others v. Turkey, 16 September 1996, § 68, Reports 1996-IV ; Aksoy v. Turkey, 18 December 1996, § 52, Reports 1996-VI ; Aleksandr Makarov v. Russia, no. 15217/07, § 96, 12 March 2009 ; Alver v. Estonia, no. 64812/01, §§ 52 and 54, 8 November 2005 ; Arat v. Turkey, no. 10309/03, § 42, 10 November 2009 ; Assenov and Others v. Bulgaria, 28 October 1998, § 102, Reports 1998-VIII ; Avsar v. Turkey, no. 25657/94, §§ 282 and 283, ECHR 2001-VII (extracts) ; Balogh v. Hungary, no. 47940/99, § 30, 20 July 2004 ; Dagis v. Latvia (dec.), no. 7843/02, § 41, 30 June 2009 ; Dalia v. France, 19 February 1998, § 38, Reports 1998-I ; Dougoz v. Greece, no. 40907/98, § 46, ECHR 2001-II ; Farbtuhs v. Latvia, no. 4672/02, 2 December 2004 ; Fedotov v. Russia, no. 5140/02, §§ 67 et seq., 25 October 2005 ; Igors Dmitrijevs v. Latvia, no. 61638/00, § 85, 30 November 2006 ; Ilhan v. Turkey [GC], no. 22277/93, § 97, ECHR 2000-VII ; Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, § 161, Series A no. 25 ; Jecius v. Lithuania, no. 34578/97, § 44, ECHR 2000-IX ; Kadikis v. Latvia (no. 2), no. 62393/00, §§ 52, 53, 59 and 62, 4 May 2006 ; Kalashnikov v. Russia, no. 47095/99, §§ 101, 102 and 139, ECHR 2002-VI ; Kantyrev v. Russia, no. 37213/02, §§ 50-54, 21 June 2007 ; Karalevicius v. Lithuania, no. 53254/99, §§ 36-39, 7 April 2005 ; Keenan v. the United Kingdom, no. 27229/95, § 130, ECHR 2001-III ; Kehayov v. Bulgaria, no. 41035/98, § 66, 18 January 2005 ; Khudoyorov v. Russia, no. 6847/02, §§ 113 et seq., ECHR 2005-X (extracts) ; Kontrová v. Slovakia, no. 7510/04, § 64, ECHR 2007-VI (extracts) ; Kudla v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, §§ 91, 94, 152 and 157, ECHR 2000-XI ; Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, §§ 119, 121 and 131, ECHR 2000-IV ; Lind v. Russia, no. 25664/05, §§ 59-63, 6 December 2007 ; Mamedova v. Russia, no. 7064/05, § 63, 1 June 2006 ; Mayzit v. Russia, no. 63378/00, §§ 39-43, 20 January 2005 ; McFarlane v. Ireland [GC], no. 31333/06, § 114, 10 September 2010 ; McKerr v. the United Kingdom, no. 28883/95, ECHR 2001-III ; Melnic v. Moldova, no. 6923/03, §§ 22, 24 and 25, 14 November 2006 ; Melnik v. Ukraine, no. 72286/01, § 68, 28 March 2006 ; Mentes and Others v. Turkey, 28 November 1997, § 57, Reports 1997-VIII ; Mentzen v. Latvia (dec.), no. 71074/01, ECHR 2004-XII ; Ostrovar v. Moldova, no. 35207/03, § 80, 13 September 2005 ; Paul and Aubrey Edwards v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 46477/99, 4 June 2001 ; Peers v. Greece, no. 28524/95, §§ 67, 70-72 and 74, ECHR 2001-III ; Remli v. France, 23 April 1996, § 33, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-II ; Ribitsch v. Austria, 4 December 1995, § 32, Series A no. 336 ; Ruža v. Latvia (dec.), no. 33798/05, §§ 30-31, 11 May 2010 ; Savics v. Latvia (dec.), no. 17892/03, 11 May 2010 ; Scoppola v. Italy (no. 2) [GC], no. 10249/03, § 68, ECHR 2009 ; Seleckis v. Latvia, no. 41486/04, § 21, 2 March 2010 ; Selmouni v. France [GC], no. 25803/94, § 74, ECHR 1999-V ; Sevgin and Ince v. Turkey, no. 46262/99, § 57, 20 September 2005 ; Shilbergs v. Russia, no. 20075/03, § 97, 17 December 2009 ; Silver and Others v. the United Kingdom, 25 March 1983, § 113, Series A no. 61 ; Stran Greek Refineries and Stratis Andreadis v. Greece, 9 December 1994, § 35, Series A no. 301-B ; Tahsin Acar v. Turkey (preliminary issue) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 74-77, ECHR 2003-VI ; Urtans v. Latvia (dec.), no. 25623/04, § 16, 7 April 2009 ; Valašinas v. Lithuania, no. 44558/98, §§ 102, 104 and 121, ECHR 2001-VIII ; Varnava and Others v. Turkey [GC], nos. 16064/90, 16065/90, 16066/90, 16068/90, 16069/90, 16070/90, 16071/90, 16072/90 and 16073/90, §§ 159 et seq., ECHR 2009 ; Younger v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 57420/00, ECHR 2003-I
External Sources	Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“CPT”) concerning the visit to Latvia between 25 September and 4 October 2002
Keywords	"(Art. 13) EFFECTIVE REMEDY" "(Art. 3) DEGRADING TREATMENT" "(Art. 3) INHUMAN TREATMENT" "(Art. 37-1) STRIKING OUT APPLICATIONS"

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	1 RUZA v. LATVIA Court (Third Section) Decision	11/05/2010
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	125 MAYZIT v. RUSSIA 3, 5-4, 6-3-c, 6-3-b Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	20/01/2005
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	189 JECIUS v. LITHUANIA 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-1, 5-3 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	31/07/2000
	343 ILHAN v. TURKEY 3, 13, 2 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/06/2000
	1035 LABITA v. ITALY 3, 5-3, 5-1, 8, P4-2, P1-3, 3 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	06/04/2000
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	133 DOUGOZ v. GREECE Court (Third Section) Decision	08/02/2000
	934 SELMOUNI v. FRANCE 3, 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/07/1999
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	134 REMLI v. FRANCE 6 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	23/04/1996
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