The applicant alleged that his disenfranchisement because he was serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year constituted a breach of his rights under Article 3 of Protocol No. 1.
Judges:
Christos Rozakis, P
Citations:
(2011) 52 EHRR 5, [2010] ECHR 508, 20201/04
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights P1A3
Citing:
Admissibility – Frodl v Austria ECHR 8-Jan-2009
Admissibility . .
Cited by:
Cited – Tovey and Others v Ministry of Justice QBD 18-Feb-2011
The claimants, serving prisoners, sought damages saying that the refusal to allow them to vote was in infringement of their human rights. The large numbers of claims had been consolidated in London. The claimant sought to withdraw his claim.
Judgment – Helmut Frodl v Austria ECHR 14-Sep-2011
Execution of judgment . .
Cited – Chester, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice SC 16-Oct-2013
The two applicants were serving life sentences for murder. Each sought damages for the unlawful withdrawal of their rights to vote in elections, and the failure of the British parliament to take steps to comply with the judgment.
Held: The . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Human Rights, Prisons, Elections
Updated: 03 September 2022; Ref: scu.430520