B.M. v. Switzerland
What was at stake
Whether the applicant’s detention after conviction was lawful and whether the applicant received an effective judicial review of that detention under the right to liberty and security.
What the court decided
The Court found no violation of the substantive guarantee of the right to liberty and security concerning the lawfulness of the applicant’s post‑conviction detention, but held that the procedural guarantee requiring a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention was violated, and awarded the applicant just satisfaction for non‑pecuniary damage.
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