Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 07/23/2013

Subject: The decision according to which Malta needs to adopt new measures to improve the conditions of detained asylum seekers and allow them to obtain speedy review of the lawfulness of their detention

Parties: Suso Musa c. Malta

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 18 Right to asylum - Justice - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)