Case summaries
ECtHR - Čonka v Belgium, Application no. 51564/99, 5 February 2002
Country of applicant:
Slovakia
Keywords:
Effective access to procedures, Detention, Effective remedy (right to), Individual assessment, Race
The applicants were unlawfully detained and had no effective remedy to challenge their detention. There was a finding that they had been collectively expelled, given the context of their expulsion along with many others of the same nationality, and as their individual circumstances had not been adequately taken into consideration.
Date of decision:
05-02-2002
Relevant International and European Legislation:
1951 Refugee Convention,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,Article 5,Article 13,Art 5.1,Art 5.2,Art 5.4,ECHR (Fourth Protocol),Art 4