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Puttrus v Germany

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
Puttrus v Germany
   
Issue: Whether the detention of a man sent to hospital for preventive reasons remained lawful for the purposes of Art 5(1)(e) ECHR after some 24 years.
   
Court: ECtHR
   
Reference:   appn 1241/06
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): R Maruste (President), K Jungwiert, R Jaeger, M Villiger, I Berro-Lefèvre, M Lazarova Trajkovska, Z Kalaydjieva
   
Date: 24 March 2009