Turkish domestic violence liability judgment [ECHR]

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Turkish domestic violence liability judgment [ECHR]

June 9, 2009 06:08:00 pm

Opuz v. Turkey, European Court of Human Rights, June 9, 2009 [ruling that the Turkish government is responsible for the death of a woman at the hands of her ex-husband]. Read the full text of the judgment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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