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CASE OF J.K. AND OTHERS v. SWEDEN (no. 59166/12)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2016
AdverseLow precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicants' removal to Iraq would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court held that the proposed expulsion would not breach the prohibition of torture, and the rest of the application was declared inadmissible.

Issue areas

Categories

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Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=002-10721
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