Decided cases - Human Rights
05 okt 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Revocation of Danish citizenship
The Ministry of Immigration and Integration’s decision to revoke Danish citizenship was lawful
03 okt 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Exemption from punishment due to mental illness and expulsion
T, who was guilty of robbery and aggravated violence, but was exempted from punishment due to mental illness, could not be expelled with a permanent ...
15 sep 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion of Turkish citizen
Expulsion of Turkish citizen with a six-year entry ban was not in contravention of the Association Agreement or the ECHR
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Expulsion decision repealed
Decision to expel T repealed under Section 50a(2) of the Aliens Act and Article 3 ECHR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