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CASE OF SHIKSAITOV v. SLOVAKIA (no. 56751/16)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2020
FavorableHigh precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicant's detention for extradition was lawful under the right to liberty and security and whether the lack of compensation for unlawful detention breached that right.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court found that Slovakia violated the applicant's right to liberty and security by detaining him for extradition without a proper legal basis, and also violated his right to compensation for that unlawful detention. It dismissed the claim for monetary damages but awarded non‑pecuniary damages.

Issue areas

Categories

refugeeasylumnon-refoulement
Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-216261
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