The applicant, professor in adolescent psychiatry had collected assorted data after having given undertakings to the parents of the children as to its absolute privacy. A sociologist had applied for and been given authority for its release by the Swedish Courts. The applicant had been refused a right tp participate in the court proceedings, and refused access. His colleagues destroyed the data, and he was prosecuted and convicted.
Held: His claims failed.
Judges:
Josep Casadevall, P
Citations:
41723/06, [2010] ECHR 1676
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights, Helsinki Declaration
Citing:
Cited – Akdivar and Others v Turkey ECHR 16-Sep-1996
ECHR Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Preliminary objection rejected (abuse of process); Preliminary objection rejected (non-exhaustion); Violation of Art. 8; Violation of Art. 25-1; Violation of P1-1; No . .
Cited by:
3rd Section judgment – Gillberg v Sweden ECHR 3-Apr-2012
(Grand Chamber) The applicant, a consultant psychiatrist, had conducted research with children under undertakings of absolute privacy. Several years later a researcher, for proper reasons, obtained court orders for the disclosure of the data under . .
Cited – Kennedy v The Charity Commission SC 26-Mar-2014
The claimant journalist sought disclosure of papers acquired by the respondent in its conduct of enquiries into the charitable Mariam appeal. The Commission referred to an absolute exemption under section 32(2) of the 2000 Act, saying that the . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Human Rights, Information, Health Professions
Updated: 25 August 2022; Ref: scu.425735
