It is unlawful for a court, as a public authority for the purposes of s. 6(3) of the 1998 Act, to act in a way incompatible with defendant’s rights enshrined in article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Judges:
Lord Roger
Citations:
[2005] 2 Cr Ap R 32
Statutes:
Human Rights Act 1998 6(3), European Convention on Human Rights 6
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Hammerton v Hammerton CA 23-Mar-2007
The husband appealed against his committal for contempt of a court order in family proceedings. The court had heard the wife’s application for his committal at the same time as his application for contact with the children.
Held: The appeal . .
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Crime, Human Rights
Updated: 26 August 2022; Ref: scu.250483
