Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy
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Y.K. v. Croatia, no. 38776/21
Lack of effective domestic remedy with automatic suspensive effect and lack of access to a lawyer to challenge the removal of the applicant, a Turkish national of Kurdish ethnicity, from Croatia.
Judgment
Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others
Four separate inter-State applications lodged against the Russian Federation, concerning the events in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which began in the spring of 2014 – including the downing of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 – and events throughout Ukraine from 24 February 2022, i.e., the start of the full-scale military invasion by the Russian Federation.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Haugen v. Norway, no. 59476/21
Lack of an effective remedy for failure to protect the life of the applicant’s son who suffered from psychiatric disorders and committed suicide in pre-trial detention in an ordinary prison unit.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Key Themes
Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
Useful Materials
- Right to an effective remedy (no. CDH(70)8)
- Right to an effective remedy (no. DH(57)5)
Useful Links
- Guide to good practice in respect of domestic remedies (adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 18 September 2013)