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Radu v Germany

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Radu v Germany
   
Issue: Whether detention in a psychiatric hospital remained lawfully “after conviction” under Art 5(1)(a) ECHR when the finding of the sentencing court that a personality disorder was a mental disorder within domestic law was rejected by the courts supervising detention.
   
Court: ECtHR
   
Reference:   Appn 20084/07
   
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Judge(s): M Villiger (President), A Nußberger, BM Zupancic, A Power-Forde, G Yudkivska, H Jäderblom, A Pejchal
   
Date: 16 May 2013