European Court of Human Rights Judgment in the Case of “Kazachynska v. Ukraine”
The ECHR found a violation of the applicant’s rights due to illegal 13-day detention in a psychiatric hospital and forced treatment with neuroleptics without medical necessity. The Court also established the lack of an effective investigation of complaints at the national level. The applicant was awarded 16,000 euros for non-pecuniary damage and 4,500 euros for legal costs.
Amendments to Electronic Identification Documents
5 document forms for state supervision in the fields of electronic identification and electronic trust services have been updated. New forms have been approved, including a certificate for conducting inspections, three inspection act forms for different types of service providers, and a form for prescribing violation remediation.
Changes Regarding Special Communications Service Military Personnel Assignments
Amendments have been made to the procedure for processing assignments, including the possibility of using electronic documents for reporting. The terms of official assignments in war zones and procedures for involuntary changes in assignment duration have been clarified. The procedure for reimbursing expenses when using payment cards has been detailed.
Amendments to the Law “On Humanitarian Assistance”
Review of each of legal acts published today:
On the Accounting Price of Banking Metals
This is a daily notification by the National Bank of Ukraine establishing accounting prices for banking metals as of 16.12.2024. The document sets accounting prices for four types of banking metals: gold (XAU) – 111,149.77 UAH, silver (XAG) – 1,282.22 UAH, platinum (XPT) – 38,970.78 UAH, and palladium (XPD) – 40,627.57 UAH per troy ounce. A key caveat is that the established prices are reference prices and do not create obligations for the NBU to buy or sell banking metals at these prices. These prices are used by banks for accounting of banking metal operations and normative calculations.
On the Official Exchange Rate of Hryvnia to Foreign Currencies
This is a daily notification by the National Bank of Ukraine establishing the official exchange rate of hryvnia to 35 foreign currencies as of 16.12.2024. The document contains a table of exchange rates, where for each currency its digital and literal code, number of units, full name, and official rate relative to hryvnia are specified. Among the main currencies: US dollar – 41.6070 UAH, euro – 43.7373 UAH, pound sterling – 52.6786 UAH. Key provisions:
– Rates are used for accounting purposes
– Applied for NBU operations with the State Treasury Service of Ukraine
– NBU does not undertake obligations to buy or sell currencies at the specified rates
Case of “Kazachynska v. Ukraine” (Application No. 79412/17)
This is the ECHR decision in the case “Kazachynska v. Ukraine” concerning the unlawful forced detention of the applicant in a psychiatric hospital and ineffective investigation of her complaints. The Court found violations of Article 5 (right to liberty) and Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the Convention due to:
– Unlawful detention of the applicant in a psychiatric hospital for 13 days without proper legal grounds and medical necessity
– Forced treatment with neuroleptics and application of physical restraints without medical necessity
– Lack of effective investigation of the applicant’s complaints at the national level
The Court awarded the applicant 16,000 euros for non-pecuniary damage and 4,500 euros for costs. The decision is important for practice regarding the rights of patients in psychiatric institutions and investigation standards for complaints about unlawful detention in such institutions.
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