Whether certain provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 (DPA) and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 (VCDR) are incompatible with article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) which provides that ‘[n]o one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’ (article 3). Article 1 of the ECHR (article 1) provides that the parties ‘shall secure to everyone within their jurisdiction the rights and freedoms defined’ including article 3.
Judges:
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls
Lord Justice Moylan
And
Lord Justice Baker
Citations:
[2022] EWCA Civ 1505
Links:
Statutes:
Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964, European Convention on Human Rights, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Human Rights, International
Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.683226