MEHMET KAYA AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 54335/00 [2004] ECHR 290 (24 June 2004)

The Court found that Turkey failed to protect the right to life and did not conduct an effective investigation, thus violating Article 2 of the Convention.

Citation: [2004] ECHR 290
Parties: Applicants: Mehmet Kaya and Others; Respondent: Turkey
Jurisdiction: European Union
Judgment Date: 24 June 2004
Procedural Posture: Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment
Outcome: Application allowed; violation found
Legal Topics: Right to Life, State Responsibility, Effective Investigation

Human Rights Law Right to Life State Responsibility Effective Investigation

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Parties

Mehmet Kaya and Others

Applicants

Turkey

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether Turkey violated Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights
2 Whether there was an effective investigation into the applicants' allegations

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that Turkey failed to protect the right to life and did not conduct an effective investigation, thus violating Article 2 of the Convention.

Court Disposition

Application allowed; violation found

Orders

Turkey to pay just satisfaction to the applicants