Ramsahai and Others v Netherlands

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC

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	Ramsahai and Others v Netherlands

Issue:	Whether the circumstances of a fatal shooting by police amounted to a violation of Art 2; whether the words “absolutely necessary” in Art 2(2) indicated a stricter test of necessity than the words “necessary in a democratic society” in Arts 8(2) and 11(2); whether the investigation into the shooting was sufficiently effective and independent.

Court:	ECtHR, Grand Chamber

Reference:	Appn 52391/99

Neutral Citation:

Judge(s):	J-P Costa (President), L Wildhaber, CL Rozakis, Sir N Bratza, P Lorenzen, L Loucaides, I Cabral Barreto, N Vajic, S Botoucharova, A Mularoni, S Pavlovschi, E Fura-Sandström, K Hajiyev, D Spielmann, D Jociene, D Popovic, W Thomassen.

Date:	15 May 2007