Decided cases - Human Rights
22 jun 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Daily cell and body searches were unlawful
Daily cell and body searches of terrorism suspect were unlawful
15 jun 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
No basis for obtaining information from the defendant’s relatives etc.
T to undergo a psychiatric examination, but no basis for obtaining information from his relatives or other private individuals
13 jun 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion decision repealed
Decision to expel T repealed under Section 50a(2) of the Aliens Act and Article 3 ECHR
04 maj 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Criminal prosecution had not been suspended indefinitely
Fine was not time-barred because the Prosecution Service had failed to follow up on a request for an opinion from another authority for more than two years
23 mar 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion not revoked
The fact that T had PTSD did not amount to significant changes of T’s situation justifying revocation of his expulsion
15 feb 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Time-barred claim for compensation for alleged assaults in Iraq
Claim for compensation due to alleged assaults in Iraq was time-barred, and the Ministry of Defence had no duty to perform further investigations
08 feb 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion not revoked
T’s health and private life did not justify revocation of expulsion
04 feb 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Imprisonment for begging not in violation of human rights
Not in violation of the right to respect for private life etc. to sentence T for 60 days for begging and entry in contravention of entry ban
02 feb 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Blood transfusion to member of Jehovah's Witnesses was legal
It was legal to administer a blood transfusion to an unconscious patient who was a Jehovah’s Witness in a life-threatening situation
18 jan 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information by former municipal...
A former municipal employee had not been authorised to disclose very sensitive personal data about 89 citizens to a journalist
09 nov 2021
Decided Case
Højesteret
Impartiality of judge and compensation for pre-trial detention
No basis for challenging the complete impartiality of judge. Applicants had no claim for compensation due to contributory negligence
09 nov 2021
Decided Case
Højesteret
Conditional discharge of person sentenced to preventive detention
Request for conditional discharge from preventive detention not granted