CASE OF M.S.S. v. BELGIUM AND GREECE

European Court of Human Rightsviolation2011-01-21

Respondent: Belgium

Article 1 ECHR, Article 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR

Case summary

Preliminary objections joined to merits and dismissed (victim, non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violations of Art. 3 (Greece);Violation of Art. 13+3 (Greece);Violations of Art. 3 (Belgium);Violation of Art. 13+3 (Belgium);Non-pecuniary damage - award;Respondent State to take individual measures

External references

European Court of Human Rights reference: 001-103050
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