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CASE OF GUTSANOVI v. BULGARIA [Extracts]

European Court of Human Rightsno violation2013-10-15
Respondent: Bulgaria
Article 3 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR

Case summary

Preliminary objection joined to merits (Article 34 - Victim);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Brought promptly before judge or other officer);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Length of pre-trial detention;Reasonableness of pre-trial detention);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-5 - Compensation);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-2 - Presumption of innocence);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-2 - Presumption of innocence);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for home);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Prohibition of torture);Violation of Article 13+8 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 8-1 - Respect for home;Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life);Non-pecuniary damage - award

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