European Court of Human Rights

摘要

The applicant is a Bulgarian national who was born in 1956 and lives in Pastra in the municipality of Rila, south-western Bulgaria.In 2000 and 2001 the courts found him to be partially incapacitated, on the ground that he had been suffering from schizophrenia since 1975 and was unable to manage his own affairs adequately or realize the consequences of his actions. In 2002 he was placed under the partial guardianship of a council officer as his family did not wish to take on guardianship responsibilities for him.