CASE OF BOUYID v. BELGIUM
Hearing: Bouyid v. Belgium (no. 23380/09) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2014-10-08 00:00:00)
Application no.: 23380/09
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2015-09-28 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2015:0928JUD002338009
Respondent state: BEL
Articles of the Convention: 3;41
Judges: Aleš Pejchal;Alvina Gyulumyan;André Potocki;Ann Power-Forde;Dean Spielmann;Egidijus Kūris;Erik Møse;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Helena Jäderblom;Iulia Motoc;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Ledi Bianku;Mark Villiger;Nebojša Vučinić;Nona Tsotsoria;Paul Lemmens;Paul Mahoney;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque;Vincent A. De Gaetano
Represented by: MARCHAND C ;  CHIHAOUI Z.
Strasbourg case-law cited: A.S. v. France [GC] no 43835/11, §§ 122 and 141 ECHR 2014 (extracts);Aksoy v. Turkey, 18 December 1996, § 64, Reports 1996 VI;Asiatiques d’Afrique orientale v. the United Kingdom, nos. 4403/70, 4404/70, 4405/70, 4406/70, 4407/70, 4408/70, 4409/70, 4410/70, 4411/70, 4412/70, 4413/70, 4414/70, 4415/70, 4416/70, 4417/70, 4418/70, 4419/70, 4422/70, 4423/70, 4434/70, 4443/70, 4476/70, 4477/70, 4478/70, 4486/70, 4501/70, 4526/70, 4527/70, 4528/70, 4529/70 and 4530/70, report of 14 December 1973, Decisions and Reports 78-B, § 192;C.R. v. the United Kingdom, 22 November 1995, § 42, Series A no 335 C;Chahal v. the United Kingdom, 15 November 1996, § 79, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996 V;Cobzaru v. Romania, no 48254/99, § 65, 26 July 2007;Darraj v. France, no 34588/07, § 44, 4 November 2010;Davydov and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 17674/02 and 39081/02, 1 July 2010;Denisenko and Bogdanchikov v. Russia, no 3811/02, § 83, 12 February 2009;Egmez v. Cyprus, no 30873/96, § 78, ECHR 2000 XII;El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [GC], no 39630/09, ECHR 2012;Gäfgen v. Germany [GC], no 22978/05, ECHR 2010;Georgia v. Russia (I) [GC], no 13255/07, § 192, ECHR 2014 (extracts);Georgiy Bykov v. Russia, no 24271/03, § 51, 14 October 2010;Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, Series A no 25;Iurcu v. the Republic of Moldova, no 33759/10, 9 April 2013;Jalloh v. Germany [GC], no 54810/00, § 67, ECHR 2006 IX;Jeunesse v. the Netherlands [GC], no 12738/10, § 135, 3 October 2014;Krastanov v. Bulgaria, no 50222/99, § 53, 30 September 2004;Kudła v. Poland [GC], no 30210/96, § 94, ECHR 2000 XI;Labita v. Italy [GC], no 26772/95, ECHR 2000 IV;M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece [GC], no 30696/09, § 220, ECHR 2011;McKerr v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no 28883/95, 4 April 2000;McKerr v. the United Kingdom, no 28883/95, § 114, ECHR 2001 III;Mete and Others v. Turkey, no 294/08, 4 October 2012;Mocanu and Others v. Romania [GC], nos. 10865/09, 45886/07 and 32431/08, ECHR (extracts);Okkalı v. Turkey, no 52067/99, ECHR 2006 XII (extracts);Petyo Petkov v. Bulgaria, no 32130/03, §§ 42 and 47, 7 January 2010;Pretty v. the United Kingdom, no 2346/02, § 65, ECHR 2002 III;Ramirez Sanchez v. France [GC], no 59450/00, § 117, ECHR 2006 IX;Ribitsch v. Austria, 4 December 1995, Series A no 336;Rivas v. France, no 59584/00, 1 April 2004;S.W. v. the United Kingdom, 22 November 1995, § 44, Series A no 335 B;Salman v. Turkey [GC], no 21986/93, ECHR 2000 VII;Samüt Karabulut v. Turkey, no 16999/04, §§ 41 and 58, 27 January 2009;Selmouni v. France [GC], no 25803/94, ECHR 1999 V;Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia [GC], nos. 32541/08 and 43441/08, ECHR 2014 (extracts);Turan Çakır v. Belgium, no 44256/06, § 54, 10 March 2009;Tyrer v. the United Kingdom, 25 April 1978, § 32, Series A no 26;V. v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 24888/94, § 71, ECHR 1999 IX;Valašinas v. Lithuania, no 44558/98, § 102, ECHR 2001 VIII;Vasyukov Russia, no 2974/05, § 59, 5 April 2011;Yankov v. Bulgaria, no 39084/97, § 114, ECHR 2003 XII (extracts);Yazgül Yılmaz v. Turkey, no 36369/06, 1er February 2011
Conclusion: Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE