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VK v Russia

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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VK v Russia
   
Issue: Whether detention in a psychiatric hospital under a court order breached Art 5(1)(e) ECHR when the court-appointed lawyer representing the person affected had agreed that detention was reasonable.
   
Court: ECtHR
   
Reference:   Appn 9139/08
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): H Jäderblom (President), B Lubarda, L López Guerra, D Dedov, P Pastor Vilanova, A Polácková, GA Serghides
   
Date: 4 Aprli 2017