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CASE OF TATAR v. SWITZERLAND (no. 65692/12)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2015
AdverseLow precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicant’s expulsion to Turkey would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to the Convention’s right to life and absolute prohibition of torture.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court declared the remainder of the application inadmissible and held that the applicant’s removal to Turkey would not breach his right to life and would not expose him to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.

Issue areas

Categories

refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3
Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=002-11001
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