In Hayes and Others v. UK, the European Court of Human Rights has, for the first time, applied the second limb of the Sanchez-Sanchez test. The case marks a subtle but significant recalibration of the Court’s stance on irreducible life sentences, and appears to distance the extradition context from the more robust protections established in Vinter v. UK.

The ECtHR miss the chance to clarify the extent of the revised approach to Article 3 issues regarding the imposition of life imprisonment...

La questione del c.d. “imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole” è stata ed è tuttora oggetto di numerosi casi posti...

In un precedente post avevamo analizzato la vicenda di Maria Christina ‘Meta’ Ullings, ex-Vice Presidente di Martinair N.V., estradata...

The first rule in extradition law: if you have known for years that you’re wanted abroad to face criminal charges and no extradition...