Chernaya v Ukraine: ECHR 15 Dec 2016

Merits and Just Satisfaction – The court considered involved an injury inflicted by a non-state agent.
Held: The court reiterated that ‘[t]he minimum standards of effectiveness laid down by the Court’s case law include the requirements that the investigation be independent, impartial and subject to public scrutiny, and that the competent authorities must act with exemplary diligence and promptness’

Citations:

ECLI:CE:ECHR:2016:1215JUD000166108, 1661/08

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Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Cited by:

CitedCommissioner of Police of The Metropolis v DSD and Another SC 21-Feb-2018
Two claimants had each been sexually assaulted by a later notorious, multiple rapist. Each had made complaints to police about their assaults but said that no effective steps had been taken to investigate the serious complaints.
Held: The . .
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Updated: 05 April 2022; Ref: scu.605756