Rooman v Belgium 18052/11 [2019] ECHR 105

Treatment and detention Lack of psychiatric treatment while detained breached Article 3 and Article 5.

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This case has been summarised on page 13 of 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 95, June 2019).

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This case's neutral citation number appears in the following newsletters:

• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 134, September 2023)
• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 147, February 2025)

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Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

• Miscellaneous cases🔍

Date: 31/1/19🔍

Court: European Court of Human Rights🔍

Judicial history:

• Rooman v Belgium 18052/11 [2019] ECHR 105 (Grand Chamber)
• Rooman v Belgium 18052/11 [2017] ECHR 688

Judge(s):

• Guido Raimondi🔍
• Angelika Nußberger🔍
• Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos🔍
• Ganna Yudkivska🔍
• Vincent A. De Gaetano🔍
• Kristina Pardalos🔍
• Helen Keller🔍
• Paul Lemmens🔍
• Ksenija Turković🔍
• Dmitry Dedov🔍
• Iulia Antoanella Motoc🔍
• Branko Lubarda🔍
• Carlo Ranzoni🔍
• Georgios A. Serghides🔍
• Marko Bošnjak🔍
• Jovan Ilievski🔍
• Lado Chanturia🔍

Parties:

• René Rooman🔍
• Belgium🔍

Citation number(s):

• [2019] ECHR 105^B

What links here:

• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 95, June 2019)
• Rooman v Belgium 18052/11 [2017] ECHR 688

Published: 10/6/25 13:13

Cached: 2025-06-25 04:48:01