ramirez_sanchezECHR2006
(Grand Chamber) The applicant, better known as ‘Carlos the Jackal’, complained that he had been held in solitary confinement for 8 years by the respondent whilst in prison contrary to article 3, and that he had not been given any means of challening this confinement contrary to Article 13.
Held: Despite the court’s concerns about the possible long-term effects of the applicant’s isolation, it nevertheless considered that, ‘having regard to the physical conditions of the applicant’s detention, the fact that his isolation is ‘relative’, the authorities’ willingness to hold him under the ordinary regime, his character and the danger he poses, the conditions in which the applicant was being held during the period under consideration have not reached the minimum level of severity necessary to constitute inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 3 of the Convention.’
L Wildhaber P
[2006] ECHR 685, 59450/00, [2007] Prison LR 169, (2007) 45 EHRR 49
Worldlii, Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights 3
Citing:
Appeal from – Ramirez Sanchez v France ECHR 27-Jan-2005
The applicant complained that he had been held in solitary confinement for a period of nearly 8 years whilst in prison, and had not been given a remedy.
Held: There had been no breach of article 3 by the confinement, but article 13 had been . .
Cited by:
Grand Chamber – Ramirez Sanchez v France ECHR 2-Dec-2010
(Execution of Judgment) Record of satisfaction of judgment against it by the respondent. . .
Cited – King, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice CA 27-Mar-2012
In each case the prisoners challenged their transfer to cellular confinement or segregation within prison or YOI, saying that the transfers infringed their rights under Article 6, saying that domestic law, either in itself or in conjunction with . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Human Rights, Prisons
Leading Case
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.468879
