compulsory

The State of Hawaii child support enforcement agency sought to enforce a child support obligation against the defendant and to obtain a judgment for past-due child support payments. The defendant argued that the agency lacked authority and that the enforcement process violated his constitutional rights.

A 20-year-old Y killed himself while performing his compulsory military service after being provoked by Sergeant A’s physical and verbal violence who had been informed of Y’s problems linking to his sister’s marital difficulties. The ECtHR concluded a violation of Article 2 as the authorities failed to effectively protect the victim from the improper conduct of his superiors.