The refusal of Legal Aid for appeal for long term prisoners was breach of Human Rights Convention.
Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 6-3-c; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient; Costs and expenses partial award – Convention proceedings
Citations:
Times 01-Nov-1994, 18711/91, [1994] ECHR 36
Links:
Legal Aid, Human Rights, Prisons
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.78480