Search Results for: European Convention on Human Rights 3 6

Click the case name for better results:

Hooper and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 18 Jun 2003

The appellants were widowers whose wives had died at a time when the benefits a widow would have received were denied to widowers. The legislation had since changed but they variously sought compensation for the unpaid sums. Held: The appeal succeeded. By 1995 discrimination as to pensions was no longer supportable. And those appellants pursuing … Continue reading Hooper and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 18 Jun 2003

Dichand And Others v Austria: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 10; Pecuniary damage – financial award; Costs and expenses award – domestic proceedings; Costs and expenses partial award – Convention proceedingsThe court pointed to the distinction in the context of political debate between a value judgment, where the proportionality of an interference may depend on whether … Continue reading Dichand And Others v Austria: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

MH, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Department of Health: CA 3 Dec 2004

The patient had been detained under the Act and was incapable of making an application for her freedom. Held: There was a duty on the state to ensure that mechanisms were made available to a patient to apply to review her continued detention where she was herself incompetent to make such an application. Having been … Continue reading MH, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Department of Health: CA 3 Dec 2004

Frette v France: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

A single homosexual man complained that the respondent state had made it impossible for him to adopt a child. Held: The claim was within the ambit of article 8 as regards respect for family life, but the court dismissed the claim under article 14 in conjunction with article 8, on margin of appreciation grounds. The … Continue reading Frette v France: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

Regina (Mudie and Another) v Dover Magistrates’ Court and Another: CA 4 Feb 2003

The applicants wished to challenge the confiscation of their goods by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise on their return to Dover. They appealed the refusal of Legal Aid. Held: The Convention guaranteed the right to legal assistance for someone charged with a criminal offence and who could not afford representation, but these condemnation proceedings … Continue reading Regina (Mudie and Another) v Dover Magistrates’ Court and Another: CA 4 Feb 2003

Kutzner v Germany: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 8; Pecuniary damage – claim rejected; Non-pecuniary damage – financial award; Costs and expenses partial awardThe mutual enjoyment by parent and child of each other’s company constitutes a fundamental element of family life, and the placement of children in foster homes or other accommodation which they … Continue reading Kutzner v Germany: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

JR38, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland): SC 1 Jul 2015

The appellant was now 18 years old. In July 2010 two newspapers published an image of him. He was at that time barely 14 years old. These photographs had been published by the newspapers at the request of the police. The publication of the appellant’s photographs and those of others who had been involved in … Continue reading JR38, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland): SC 1 Jul 2015

Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Another: IPT 12 Feb 2016

‘hearing in respect of the claim by Privacy International, the well known NGO, and seven internet service providers, of which Greennet Limited carries on operations in this country and the other Claimants have customers in this country, though their main operations are based abroad. The hearing has been of preliminary issues of law, whose purpose … Continue reading Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Another: IPT 12 Feb 2016

Weber and Saravia v Germany: ECHR 29 Jun 2006

(Admissibility) ‘The first applicant is a freelance journalist who works for various German and foreign newspapers, radio and television stations on a regular basis. In particular, she investigates matters that are subject to the surveillance of the Federal Intelligence Service, notably armaments, preparations for war, drug and arms trafficking and money laundering. In order to … Continue reading Weber and Saravia v Germany: ECHR 29 Jun 2006

Palau Martinez v France: ECHR 16 Dec 2003

A decision of the French court that the children should live with their father, and not with their Jehovah’s Witness mother, was based decisively on its view of the mother’s religious practices and was discriminatory; although the protection of the children was a legitimate aim, there was, in the view of the Strasbourg court, no … Continue reading Palau Martinez v France: ECHR 16 Dec 2003

Ahmad and Aswat v United States of America: Admn 30 Nov 2006

The defendants appealed orders for their extradition. They were suspected of terrorist offences, and feared that instead of facing a trial, they would be placed before a military commission. Held: The appeals failed. The court had diplomatic notes from the US government guaranteeing trial before an ordinary court, and that they would not be designated … Continue reading Ahmad and Aswat v United States of America: Admn 30 Nov 2006

Scholes v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 17 Oct 2006

The deceased had committed suicide whilst in prison. The judge had requested that prison should be told of the risk of self harm. The mother appealed refusal of the judge to grant a judicial review of the Home Secretary’s refusal to grant, as requested by the coroner. A public inquiry into the pre-sentence exercise, the … Continue reading Scholes v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 17 Oct 2006

Jones v University of Warwick: CA 4 Feb 2003

The claimant appealed a decision to admit in evidence a tape recording, taken by an enquiry agent of the defendant who had entered her house unlawfully. Held: The situation asked judges to reconcile the irreconcilable. Courts should be reluctant to create rules which would deny the admission of genuine evidence. Where a party behaved in … Continue reading Jones v University of Warwick: CA 4 Feb 2003

HM v Switzerland: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

Citations: 39187/98, [2002] ECHR 157, [2002] 38 EHRR 314, (2004) 38 EHRR 17, [2002] MHLR 209 Links: Worldlii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 5(1) Jurisdiction: Human Rights Cited by: Cited – Austin and Another v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis HL 28-Jan-2009 Movement retsriction was not Liberty Deprivation The claimants had been … Continue reading HM v Switzerland: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

Sylvester v Austria: ECHR 24 Apr 2003

Effective respect for family life required that future family relations between parent and child are not determined by the passage of time alone Citations: (2003) 37 EHRR 417, [2003] 2 FLR 210, [2003] ECHR 196, 36812/97, 40104/98, (2003) 37 EHRR 17 Links: Worldlii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Cited by: … Continue reading Sylvester v Austria: ECHR 24 Apr 2003

JL, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence: CA 30 Apr 2013

The defendant appealed against rejection of her claim for judicial review of an order for possession of her house, saying that it had failed to address issues of mandatory relevance and was disproportionate. Judges: Arden DBE, Sullivan, Briggs LJJ Citations: [2013] EWCA Civ 449 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 8 Jurisdiction: England … Continue reading JL, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence: CA 30 Apr 2013

Samsonnikov v Estonia: ECHR 3 Jul 2012

Citations: 52178/10, [2012] ECHR 1373 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: Summary – Samsonnikov v Estonia (Summary) ECHR 3-Jul-2012 ECHR Article 8 Expulsion Expulsion of long-term resident following series of criminal convictions: no violation Facts – The applicant was born in Estonia in 1978 and lived there on the … Continue reading Samsonnikov v Estonia: ECHR 3 Jul 2012

EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Dept: CA 21 Nov 2006

The asylum applicant said that if she was returned to her home country, she would be judged under Sharia law, and would thereby lose custody of her son, and this would deny her her right to family life. Held: Any such loss would not be complete. She would retain visitation rights, and therefore the article … Continue reading EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Dept: CA 21 Nov 2006

Shestakov v Russia: ECHR 13 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 23537/19, [2022] ECHR 873 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 18 November 2022; Ref: scu.681742

Horhat v Romania: ECHR 3 Mar 2020

ECHR Judgment : Right not to be tried or punished twice-{general} : Fourth Section Committee ECHR Judgment : Non-pecuniary damage – award : Fourth Section Committee Citations: 53173/10, [2020] ECHR 197, [2021] ECHR 339 Links: Bailii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 17 November 2022; Ref: scu.649744

Achour v France: ECHR 29 Mar 2006

Judges: Wildhaber P Citations: [2006] ECHR 268, (2007) 45 EHRR 2, 67335/01 Links: Worldlii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: Cited – Achour v France ECHR 10-Nov-2004 ECHR Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) – Violation of Art. 7; Pecuniary damage – claim rejected; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient; … Continue reading Achour v France: ECHR 29 Mar 2006