12 Nov Preventive detention of a mentally ill offender lead to a violation of Convention
Posted at 12 Nov 2021
in ▶ Prisoners, Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 7 (no punishment without law)
In judgment in the case of W.A. v. Switzerland (application no. 38958/16, 02.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 5...