Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 02/24/2009

Subject: The Court has ascertained various violations of the Convention for the claimant’s detention and the medical treatments for the fatal illness, as well as for his right to take legal steps before the Court

Parties: Ben Khemais c/ Italia

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Torture - Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - Fair trial, public hearing - Independent and impartial tribunal