Article 5 - Right to liberty and security
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C.P. v. Spain, no. 50181/22
Applicant’s compulsory admission to hospital to give birth, pursuant to a court order, despite her wish to give birth at home.
Judgment
K.A. v. Austria, nos. 44001/22 and 22881/24
Applicant’s confinement in a “forensic therapeutic centre” (formerly known as an “institution for mentally ill offenders”) after committing numerous acts of domestic violence against his wife and children.
Judgment
B.M. v. Switzerland, no. 50227/21
Court’s refusal of request for parol by the applicant, who was born in 1946 and has been incarcerated since 2005 following his conviction for sexual assault of minors.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Key Themes
Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Detention of migrant children (Immigration)
- Health and immigration (Immigration)
Useful Materials
- Right to liberty and security (no. CDH(67)10)
- Right to liberty and security (no. DH(56)10)
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