Article 5 - Right to liberty and security
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B.M. v. Spain, no. 25893/23
Compulsory committal of the applicant to a psychiatric hospital, approved by a court after a hearing held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and without an in-person examination by a court-appointed doctor.
Judgment
Yalahow v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 42341/21
Recall of a prisoner released on licence while serving a fixed-term determinate sentence.
Decision | Legal Summary
Siedlecka v. Poland, no. 13375/18
Deprivation of liberty by the police during a counter-demonstration to a monthly commemorative event organised by the ruling political party.
Judgment
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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