Case Law 51357/07 (15/03/2018)
Type: Judgment
Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights
Date: 03/15/2018
Subject: Grand Chamber Judgment, according to which the refusal of the Swiss civil courts to examine the applicant’s civil claim for compensation in respect of the non-pecuniary damage caused by his alleged torture in Tunisia is not in breach of the Convention: the Court found that there is not a universal civil jurisdiction in the matter of torture
Parties: Naït-Liman c. Svizzera
Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Justice: remedy