Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales Court of Appeal

Date: 12/21/2009

Subject: The English Court, following the suicide in prison of a boy who had just turned 18, analyses the obligation, provided by art. 2 of the ECHR, for States to guarantee full assistance to prisoners affected by mental disorders, however light, in order to restrain the increase of suicides in prison.

Parties: The Queen on application of Keith c/ Leiws HM CORONER for the MID AND NORTH DIVISION of the COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life

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