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CASE OF PIECHOWICZ v. POLAND

European Court of Human Rightsviolation2012-04-17
Respondent: Poland
Article 3 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR

Case summary

Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect);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 5-4 - Procedural guarantees of review;Review of lawfulness of detention);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for correspondence);Non-pecuniary damage - award

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