Article 14 requires a complainant of discrimination to show that the complaint falls within the ‘ambit’ of some substantive Convention right.
Citations:
8777/79, (1984) 7 EHRR 371, [1984] ECHR 17
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Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 14
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Douglas v North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council CA 19-Dec-2003
The applicant had sought a student loan to support his studies as a mature student. It was refused because he would be over 55 at the date of the commencement of the course. He claimed this was discriminatory.
Held: The Convention required the . .
Cited – Hooper and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions HL 5-May-2005
Widowers claimed that, in denying them benefits which would have been payable to widows, the Secretary of State had acted incompatibly with their rights under article 14 read with article 1 of Protocol 1 and article 8 of the ECHR.
Held: The . .
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Human Rights
Updated: 23 July 2022; Ref: scu.164949