Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 02/19/2009

Subject: Decision of the Grand Chamber of 19.02.2009, which has stated the violation of art. 5 of the Convention, because the prisoners had been detained in regime of high security, according to a law which allowed detention of foreigners suspected of terrorist activities with no time limit

Parties: A. e altri c/ Regno Unito

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Justice - Art. 48 Presumption of innocence