Liberal Party v United Kingdom: ECHR 18 Dec 1980

Article 25 of the Convention
a) A political party, as a gathering of people with a common interest, can be considered as a non governmental organisation or a group of individuals ;
b) Can a political party, as such, be considered as a victim of a violation of Article 3 of the first protocol? (Question not pursued)

Citations:

[1980] ECHR 10, 8765/79

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Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights 25 A3P1 814

Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

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CitedMoohan and Another v The Lord Advocate SC 17-Dec-2014
The petitioners, convicted serving prisoners, had sought judicial review of the refusal to allow them to vote in the Scottish Referendum on Independence. The request had been refused in the Outer and Inner Houses.
Held: (Kerr, Wilson JJSC . .
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Updated: 28 January 2022; Ref: scu.541523