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Mammadov v Azerbaijan

Authors / Contributors: Debra Powell KC , Bridget Dolan KC
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Mammadov v Azerbaijan
   
Issue: Whether state authorities’ failure to appreciate the risk of suicide or to prevent the death of the applicant’s wife violated the state’s positive obligation to protect her Art 2 right to life; whether the failure to conduct an effective investigation breached Art 2
   
Court: ECHR
   
Reference:   Appn 4762/05
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): C Rozakis (President), N Vajic, E Steiner, K Hajiyev, D Spielmann, G Malinverni, G Nicolaou
   
Date: 17 December 2011