FILIPPOPOULOS v. GREECE - 41800/13 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section)) French Text [2015] ECHR 1010 (12 November 2015)

FILIPPOPOULOS v. GREECE - 41800/13 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section)) French Text [2015] ECHR 1010 (12 November 2015)

The applicant's personal space in detention was below 3m², compounded by lack of privacy, ventilation, and inadequate facilities, constituting inhuman and degrading treatment under Article 3. Domestic remedies were not effective or accessible in practice, violating Article 13.

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Citation
[2015] ECHR 1010
Parties
Applicant: Argyrios Filippopoulos; Respondent: Republic of Greece
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Application Under Article 34 ECHR / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction)
Outcome
application allowed in part
Legal Topics
Prison Conditions, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Effective Remedy
Human Rights Criminal Law Prison Conditions Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Effective Remedy

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Parties

Argyrios Filippopoulos

Applicant

Republic of Greece

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application Under Article 34 ECHR / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction)

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's conditions of detention violated Article 3 of the Convention
  2. 2 Whether the applicant had an effective remedy as required by Article 13 of the Convention

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's personal space in detention was below 3m², compounded by lack of privacy, ventilation, and inadequate facilities, constituting inhuman and degrading treatment under Article 3. Domestic remedies were not effective or accessible in practice, violating Article 13.

Court Disposition

application allowed in part

Orders

  • State must pay applicant €6,500 for moral damage within three months, plus any applicable tax, to be paid to applicant's counsel's account.
  • State must pay applicant €1,500 for costs and expenses within three months, plus any applicable tax, to be paid to applicant's counsel's account.