Gross v Switzerland: Application no 67810/10: European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber): Casadevall, Villiger, Gyulumyan, Bianku, Popovi , Power-Forde, De Gaetano, Jaderblom, Silvis JJ; Spielmann (President), Ziemele, Berro-Lefevre, Zupan i , Hajiyev, Tsotsoria, Sicilianos, and Keller JJ dissenting: 30 September 2014

Abstract

Human rights – Respect for private life – Suicide – Medical treatment – Medicines – Applicant having expressed persistent, reasoned wish to die – Whether depriving applicant of sodium pentobarbitol breached her right to respect for private life – Chamber judgment having been given in applicant’s favour on 14 May 2013 – Court subsequently being informed applicant had died in 2011 – Applicant having taken steps to prevent her death being communicated by intermediary to her counsel and to the court – Whether applicant’s conduct an abuse of the right of petition to the court – European Convention on Human Rights art 35