Drieman and others v Norway: ECHR 4 May 2000

A challenge to the conviction and sentencing of the claimants for disrupting a lawful whaling expedition was held inadmissible. A fine was considered to be proportionate for such direct action.

Citations:

33678/96

Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Cited by:

CitedRoberts and Others v Regina CACD 6-Dec-2018
Sentencing of Political Protesters
The defendants appealed against sentences for causing a public nuisance. They had been protesting against fracking by climbing aboard a lorry and blocking a main road for several days.
Held: The appeals from immediate custodial sentences were . .
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Human Rights, Criminal Sentencing

Updated: 17 July 2022; Ref: scu.630987