Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 05/25/2011

Subject: The Court, in the light of the jurisprudence of Strasbourg on the right to freedom, states that the lack of revision by the competent authorities of the detention of an immigrant who was illegally staying in England represents a violation of the procedural guarantees provided by art. 5 of the ECHR

Parties: Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (previously referred to as SK (Zimbabwe)) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security

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