The DoLS were introduced in response to the "Bournewood case", on which the European Court of Human Rights ruled in October 2004 ("HL v United Kingdom") that a detention of an incapacitated patient which did not comply with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights had taken place; in particular, a person who is detained must be told the reasons for the detention and must also, under Article 5(4), have the right of speedy access to a court to appeal against the detention.