Case summaries
ECtHR - Soering v. The United Kingdom, Application No. 14038/88, 7 July 1989
Country of applicant:
Germany
Keywords:
Effective remedy (right to), Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Legal assistance / Legal representation / Legal aid, Torture, Death penalty / Execution
The Court found that in the event of the United Kingdom Secretary of State’s decision to extradite a fugitive indicted of murder in the United States being implemented, there would be a violation of Article 3 due to the possibility of his conviction of a death sentence, and the treatment and punishment he would face on death row in Virginia.
Date of decision:
07-07-1989
Relevant International and European Legislation:
1951 Refugee Convention,ECHR (Sixth Protocol),International Law,Council of Europe Instruments,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,UN Convention against Torture