United Kingdom effective investigationimpunity

Nikolova v Bulgaria

Nikolova and Velichkova v Bulgaria, App no 7888/03 (ECtHR, 20 December 2007), (2009) 48 EHRR 40

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtEuropean Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section)

Year2007

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where a person dies as a result of force used by State agents, the State must conduct an effective investigation and ensure that any criminal-law response is adequate; a token or suspended sentence, excessive delay and the absence of real punishment of the officers responsible amount to a failure to provide effective protection and an effective remedy under Article 2 ECHR.

Area of Law

General

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