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The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
The case originated in an application (no. 40061/98) against the Republic of Bulgaria lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a Bulgarian national, Mrs M.S. (“the applicant”), on 2 September 1997.
The case was transferred to the Court on 1 November 1998 by virtue of Article 5 § 2 of Protocol No. 11 to the Convention.
The Bulgarian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mrs G. Samaras, of the Ministry of Justice and, subsequently by Mr S. Bojikov, Deputy Minister of Justice. The President of the Chamber acceded to the applicant's request not to have her name disclosed (Rule 47 § 3 of the Rules of Court).
The applicant complained, inter alia , that her detention in a psychiatric clinic had been unlawful and arbitrary.
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