United Kingdom effective investigationno amnesty or limitationdetention

Yaman v Turkey

Abdülsamet Yaman v Turkey, App no 32446/96 (ECtHR, 2 November 2004)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtEuropean Court of Human Rights (Second Section)

Year2004

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where State agents have been charged with offences involving torture or ill-treatment contrary to Article 3 ECHR, it is essential for an effective remedy that the criminal proceedings and any sentence are not time-barred and that the grant of an amnesty or pardon is not permitted, so as to avoid impunity.

Area of Law

General

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