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CASE OF BIVOLARU AND MOLDOVAN v. FRANCE (no. 40324/16)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2021
FavorableHigh precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicants were subjected to treatment that breaches the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court held that there was a violation of the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment regarding some of the allegations, but no violation concerning the remaining allegations, and it awarded the applicants a sum for non‑pecuniary damage.

Issue areas

Categories

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Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-209069
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