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Gangaram Panday v. Suriname

Inter-American Court of Human Rights.  21 January 1994 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Treaties — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969 — Right to life — Right to humane treatment — Right to personal liberty — Right to judicial protection — Whether Suriname violating Articles 4, 5, 7 and 25 of Convention

International tribunals — Inter-American Court of Human Rights — Function — Jurisdiction — Role of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969

State responsibility — Imputability — Victim illegally detained by members of Military Police of Suriname — Whether unlawful act imputable to Suriname — Whether Suriname internationally responsible for violation of Convention right — Violation of human rights treaty

Damages — For human rights violation — Fair compensation — Amount of compensation — Entitlement to compensation — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969, Article 63(1)

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2000

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