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6 judgments found.


Black et al. v. City of Toronto

Country: Canada
Year: 2020
Court: Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Citation: 2020 ONSC 6398
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Sexual and reproductive health, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Facts:

A motion for an interlocutory injunction was brought to prevent the City of Toronto from enforcing its By-law that prohibited camping and erecting tents, structures, and shelters in City parks, City of Toronto Municipal Code, c. 608. The applicants did not challenge the validity of the By-law but sought an order to have it suspended …Read more

Tags: Access to healthcare, Access to treatment, Addiction, Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Cleanliness, Depression, Diabetes, Disabled, Drug abuse, drug users, Health care and health services, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Mental health, Noncommunicable diseases, Opioids, People who use drugs, Poverty, Public safety, Pulmonary diseases, Respiratory diseases, Safe drinking water, Sexual and reproductive health, Sexual harassment, Substance abuse, violence, water sanitation and hygiene
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Thompson v Ontario (Attorney General)

Country: Canada
Year: 2016
Court: Ontario Court of Appeal
Citation: 2016 ONCA 676
Facts:

The applicants appealed a decision affirming the constitutionality of Brian’s Law (Mental Health Legislative Reform), 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 9. (“Brian’s Law”), which was enacted by the Ontario legislature in 2000. Brian’s Law amended the Mental Health Act (“MHA”), adding provisions that expanded criteria for involuntary committal in a psychiatric hospital and introduced community treatment …Read more

Tags: Community-based care, Compulsory commitment, Compulsory examination, Compulsory treatment, Forced examination, Forced treatment, Health care and health services, Incapacity, Informed choice, Informed consent, Involuntary examination, Mental competence, Mental disability, Mental disorder, Mental health, Mental institution, Psychiatry, Public safety, Schizophrenia
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Mshengu and Others v. Msunduzi Local Municipality and Others

Country: South Africa
Year: 2019
Court: HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA KWAZULU-NATAL DIVISION, PIETERMARITZBURG
Citation: [2019] 4 All SA 469 (KZP)
Facts:

The applicants’ claim was based on s. 27(1)(b) of the Constitution – the right to sufficient food and water, which they submitted found further expression in the provisions of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 (“WSA”). Their complaint argued that farm occupiers and labour tenants, especially the applicants, lacked “access to sufficient water, basic …Read more

Tags: Clean water, Cleanliness, Indigent, Potable water, Safe drinking water, Sewage, Waste, Waste management
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Krajnc v. Slovenia

Country: Slovenia
Year: 2018
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: no. 38775/14, § 2, ECHR 2018
Human Rights: Right to property, Right to social security
Facts:

The applicant, Mr. Slavko Krajnc, was a professional truck driver in Celje, Slovenia. On September 29, 2003, Krajnc was deemed to have “category III work-related disability” as a result of his epilepsy, which rendered him unable to work as a truck driver. Accordingly, he had the right to be assigned to a different, more suitable …Read more

Tags: Disabilities, Health systems and financing
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Prosecutor v. Stanišić and Simatović (Decision on Urgent Stanišić Defence Motion For Provisional Release)

Country:
Year: 2010
Court: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Citation: Case number IT-03-69-T
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Hospitals, Prisons
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial
Facts:

The accused Jovica Stanišić was standing trial and sought provisional release during the summer recess to be with his family. However, he had an unpredictable health condition with a constant risk of deterioration.  He suffered from two periods of kidney stone difficulties, with one of the medications causing a severe allergic reaction and increasing symptoms …Read more

Tags: Access to treatment, Custody, Detention, Health facilities, Kidney disease
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Prosecutor v. Šešelj (Urgent Order to the Dutch Authorities regarding Health and Welfare of the Accused)

Country:
Year: 2006
Court: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Citation: Case number IT-03-67-T
Health Topics: Diet and nutrition, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity, Right to health, Right to life
Facts:

The case concerned the welfare of an Accused who undertook a hunger strike while one of his appeals was pending. The Accused was self-represented and displayed significant disdain for the proceedings of the Tribunal. On July 4, 2006, the Tribunal made a decision as to the production and availability of documents to the Accused, stipulating …Read more

Tags: Conscientious objection, Custody, Degrading treatment, Detainee, Detention, Food, Humiliating treatment, Hunger strike, Inhuman treatment, Starvation, Torture
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Prosecutor v. Galić (Trial Judgment)

Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Year: 2003
Court: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Citation: Case number IT-98-29-T
Health Topics: Disasters and emergencies, Health care and health services, Hospitals, Violence
Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial
Facts:

The defendant was one of three officers in command of the Bosnian-Serb Army operating in the area of Sarajevo (“SRK”) during the 1992 siege of Sarajevo. He was the commander for the longest period, almost two years, from around 10 September 1992 to 10 August 1994. The Prosecution alleged that during his command he conducted a protracted campaign of …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Armed conflict, Emergency care, Humanitarian crisis, Military, Militias, Primary care, Public hospitals
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Prosecutor v. Kunarac (Appellate Judgment)

Country:
Year: 2002
Court: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Citation: IT-96-23 & IT-96-23/1-A
Health Topics: Prisons, Violence
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to life
Facts:

K, RK and V are Bosnian Serbs who were involved in a Serb campaign against Bosnian Muslims in the area of Foca between April 1992 until at least February 1993. One purpose of the campaign was to cleanse the Foca area of Muslims. In addition to the Muslim armed forces, a target to the campaign …Read more

Tags: Abuse, Armed conflict, Cruel treatment, Degrading treatment, Detainee, Detention, Execution, Humiliating treatment, Inhuman treatment, Prison conditions, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence against women
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Prosecutor v. Kunarac (Trial Judgment)

Country:
Year: 2001
Court: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Citation: IT-96-23-T & IT-96-23/1-T
Health Topics: Prisons, Violence
Facts:

K, RK and V are Bosnian Serbs who were involved in a Serb campaign against Bosnian Muslims in the area of Foca between April 1992 until at least February 1993. One purpose of the campaign was to cleanse the Foca area of Muslims. In addition to the Muslim armed forces, a target to the campaign …Read more

Tags: Abuse, Armed conflict, Cruel treatment, Degrading treatment, Detainee, Detention, Execution, Humiliating treatment, Inhuman treatment, Prison conditions, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence against women
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The Prosecutor v. Zejnil Delalic and Zdravko Mucic, Hazim Delic and Esad Landzo

Country: Serbia
Year: 1998, 2001, 2003
Court: International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yogslavia
Citation: Judgment of the Trial Chamber, 16 November 1998, Case No. IT-96-21-T; Judgment of the Appeals Chamber, 20 February 2001, Case No. IT-96-21-A; Judgment of the Trial Chamber, 9 October 2001, Case No. IT-96-21-Tbis-R117; Judgment of the Second Appeals Chamber, 8 April 2003, Case No. IT-96-21-Abis
Health Topics: Prisons, Violence
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to property
Facts:

On 19 March 1996, an indictment was issued against the four accused ZD, ZM, HD and EL. The indictment related to the events that took place in 1992 in a prison camp near the town of Celebici in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The accused were charged with grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, …Read more

Tags: Abuse, Armed conflict, Cruel and unusual punishment, Cruel treatment, Degrading treatment, Execution, Humiliating treatment, Imprisonment, Inhuman treatment, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence against women
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