Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 03/04/2008

Subject: The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) taken in conjunction with Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights because the applicant was forced to do military service at the age of 71.

Parties: Taştan c/ Turchia

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments