Case summaries
ECtHR - Vedran Andric v. Sweden, Application no. 45917/99, 23 February 1999, decision as to the inadmissibility
Country of applicant:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
The application of a Bosnian Croat concerning the collective expulsions from Croatia to Bosnia-Hercegovina is found to be manifestly ill-founded and thus the application is inadmissible.
Date of decision:
23-02-1999
ECtHR - D. v. The United Kingdom, Application No. 30240/96, 2 May 1997
Keywords:
Effective remedy (right to), Humanitarian considerations, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Personal circumstances of applicant, Country of origin, Family unity (right to), Real risk, Health (right to)
The case involved the proposed removal of a convicted alien drug courier dying of AIDS to his country of origin, St Kitts, where he had no access to proper medical treatment, nor accommodation, family, moral or financial support. The Court found that his deportation would amount to a breach of Art. 3 obligations by the UK.
Date of decision:
02-05-1997