CASE OF S., V. AND A. v. DENMARK
Hearing: S., V. and A. v. Denmark (no. 35553/12) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2018-01-17 00:00:00)
Application no.: 35553/12
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2018-10-22 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:1022JUD003555312
Respondent state: DNK
Articles of the Convention: 5;5-1;5-1-c;5-3;5-5
Judges: Angelika Nußberger;Carlo Ranzoni;Dmitry Dedov;Erik Møse;Ganna Yudkivska;Guido Raimondi;Helena Jäderblom;Jon Fridrik Kjølbro;Julia Laffranque;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Ledi Bianku;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Nebojša Vučinić;Paul Lemmens;Robert Spano;Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström;Vincent A. De Gaetano
Represented by: BONNEZ C. ; STADARFELD JENSEN T. ; ZIEBE H.
Issue: Sections 5(1) and 5(3) of the Police Act ; Sections 469 and 755 of the Administration of Justice Act ; Sections 3 and 18 of the Executive Order on Police Measures to Maintain Law and Order ; Articles 134a, 244, 245 and 291 of the Penal Code

Strasbourg case-law cited: A. v. the United Kingdom, 23 September 1998, § 22, Reports 1998 VI;Amuur v. France, 25 June 1996, § 50, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996 III;Aquilina v. Malta [GC], no. 25642/94, § 48, ECHR 1999 III;Austin and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 39692/09 and 2 others, ECHR 2012;Benham v. the United Kingdom, 10 June 1996, §  47, Reports 1996 III;Bozano v. France, 18 December 1986, § 59, Series A no. 111;Brogan and Others v. the United Kingdom, 29 November 1988, § 67, Series A no. 145 B;Buzadji v. the Republic of Moldova [GC], no. 23755/07, ECHR 2016 (extracts);Chahal v. the United Kingdom, 15 November 1996, § 118, Reports 1996 V;D.P. and J.C. v. the United Kingdom, no. 38719/97, § 109, 10 October 2002;Engel and Others v. the Netherlands, 8 June 1976, § 69, Series A no. 22;Epple v. Germany, no. 77909/01, § 37, 24 March 2005;Erdagöz v. Turkey, 22 October 1997, § 51, Reports 1997 VI;Fox, Campbell and Hartley v. the United Kingdom, 30 August 1990, § 46, Series A no. 182;Gatt v. Malta, no. 28221/08, § 46, ECHR 2010;Giuliani and Gaggio v. Italy [GC], no. 23458/02, § 180, ECHR 2011 (extracts);Göthlin v. Sweden, no. 8307/11, § 57, 16 October 2014;Hassan v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 29750/09, § 97, ECHR 2014;Iliya Stefanov v. Bulgaria, no. 65755/01, § 72, 22 May 2008;İpek and Others v. Turkey, nos. 17019/02 and 30070/02, §§ 36-37, 3 February 2009;James, Wells and Lee v. the United Kingdom, nos. 25119/09 and 2 others, § 193, 18 September 2012;Jėčius v. Lithuania, no. 34578/97, ECHR 2000 IX;Johansen v. Norway, no. 10600/83, Commission decision of 14 October 1985, Decisions and Reports (DR) 44, p. 162;John Murray v. the United Kingdom, 8 February 1996, § 55, Reports 1996 I;Kandzhov v. Bulgaria, no. 68294/01, §§ 66-67, 6 November 2008;Khayredinov v. Ukraine, no. 38717/04, § 27, 14 October 2010;Korneykova v. Ukraine, no. 39884/05, §§ 34 and 43, 19 January 2012;Ladent v. Poland, no. 11036/03, § 55, 18 March 2008;Lawless v. Ireland (no. 3), 1 July 1961, § 14, Series A no. 3;Liu v. Russia, no. 42086/05, § 82, 6 December 2007;Lolova-Karadzhova v. Bulgaria, no. 17835/07, § 29, 27 March 2012;M.C. v. Bulgaria, no. 39272/98, §§ 149-50, ECHR 2003 XII;Magee and Others v. the United Kingdom, nos. 26289/12 and 2 others, § 78, ECHR 2015 (extracts);Marturana v. Italy, no. 63154/00, § 80, 4 March 2008;Mastromatteo v. Italy [GC], no. 37703/97, §§ 67-68, ECHR 2002 VIII;McKay v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 543/03, § 33, ECHR 2006 X;McVeigh and Others v. the United Kingdom, nos. 8022/77, 8025/77 and 8027/77, Commission’s report of 18 March 1981, DR 25, § 176;Mooren v. Germany [GC], no. 11364/03, §§ 77-79, 9 July 2009;O’Hara v. the United Kingdom, no. 37555/97, §§ 34-35, ECHR 2001 X;Opuz v. Turkey, no. 33401/02, § 159, ECHR 2009;Osman v. the United Kingdom, 28 October 1998, § 115, Reports 1998 VIII;Ostendorf v. Germany, no. 15598/08, §§ 69-73, 93-94, 97, 99 and 101, 7 March 2013;Osypenko v. Ukraine, no. 4634/04, § 57, 9 November 2010;Petkov and Profirov v. Bulgaria, nos. 50027/08 and 50781/09, § 52, 24 June 2014;Radomilja and Others v. Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, § 149, 20 March 2018;Reiner v. Germany, no. 28527/08, § 78, 19 January 2012;Saadi v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 13329/03, § 68, ECHR 2008;Sabeva v. Bulgaria, no. 44290/07, § 58, 10 June 2010;Sarigiannis v. Italy, no. 14569/05, § 43, 5 April 2011;Schwabe and M.G. v. Germany., nos. 8080/08 and 8577/08, §§ 73 and 82, ECHR 2011-VI (extracts);Shimovolos v. Russia, no. 30194/09, § 51, 21 June 2011;Soare and Others v. Romania, no. 24329/02, § 236, 22 February 2011;Stanev v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 36760/06, §§ 184-191, ECHR 2012;Strogan v. Ukraine, no. 30198/11, § 86, 6 October 2016;Urtāns v. Latvia, no. 16858/11, § 28, 28 October 2014;Vasileva v. Denmark, no. 52792/99, 25 September 2003;Weeks v. the United Kingdom, 2 March 1987, § 50, Series A no. 114;Winterwerp v. the Netherlands, 24 October 1979, §§ 37 and 40, Series A no. 33;Witek v. Poland, no. 13453/07, § 46, 21 December 2010;Witold Litwa v. Poland, no. 26629/95, §§ 72 73, ECHR 2000 III;Z and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 29392/95, § 73, ECHR 2001 V
External sources: Report of the Conference of Senior Officials on Human Rights to the Committee of Ministers on Article 5 §§ 1 (c) and 3 of the second draft Convention (see the Preparatory Work on Article 5 of the Convention, p. 32)
Conclusion: No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-c - Reasonably necessary to prevent offence)
Separate opinion: TRUE