KISSIWA KOFFI v. SWITZERLAND - 38005/07 - HEJUD [2012] ECHR 1930 (15 November 2012)

KISSIWA KOFFI v. SWITZERLAND - 38005/07 - HEJUD [2012] ECHR 1930 (15 November 2012)

Given the seriousness of the applicant's drug offense, her limited integration in Switzerland, the fact that she spent most of her life in Côte d'Ivoire, and the real possibility of temporary suspension of the entry ban for family visits, the Swiss authorities did not exceed their margin of appreciation. The...

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Citation
[2012] ECHR 1930
Parties
Applicant: Christine Kissiwa Koffi; Applicant: Barry Ramsey Koffi; Respondent: Confederation suisse (Switzerland)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Application Under Article 34 ECHR / Judgment on Merits and Admissibility
Outcome
No violation of Article 8 ECHR; application otherwise inadmissible.
Legal Topics
Right to Respect for Family Life, Expulsion of Aliens, Proportionality, Drug Trafficking and Deportation, Duration of Entry Bans
Human Rights Law Immigration Law Right to Respect for Family Life Expulsion of Aliens Proportionality Drug Trafficking and Deportation Duration of Entry Bans

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Parties

Christine Kissiwa Koffi

Applicant

Barry Ramsey Koffi

Applicant

Confederation suisse (Switzerland)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application Under Article 34 ECHR / Judgment on Merits and Admissibility

  1. 1 Whether the expulsion and indefinite entry ban imposed on the applicant violated Article 8 (right to respect for family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights
  2. 2 Whether the circumstances amounted to inhuman or degrading treatment under Article 3 ECHR

Ratio Decidendi

Given the seriousness of the applicant's drug offense, her limited integration in Switzerland, the fact that she spent most of her life in Côte d'Ivoire, and the real possibility of temporary suspension of the entry ban for family visits, the Swiss authorities did not exceed their margin of appreciation. The interference with family life was justified and proportionate. There was no violation of Article 8 ECHR.

Court Disposition

No violation of Article 8 ECHR; application otherwise inadmissible.

Orders

  • Application declared admissible as to Article 8, inadmissible as to the remainder.
  • By five votes to two, finds no violation of Article 8 ECHR.