Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 11/24/2009

Subject: On illegal detention of the applicant in the psychiatric ward of the prison for an attempted murder for which he had been declared not guilty because of his mental illness

Parties: Halilovic c/ Bosnia-Erzegovina

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Justice - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)