Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 05/21/2007

Subject: Right to life on account of the Greek State’s failure to protect the applicant’s right to life and on account of a breach by the Greek State of its duty to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances of the incident which had put the applicant’s life at risk, prohibition of discrimination.

Parties: Karagiannopoulos c/ Grecia

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination