Grand Chamber – The applicant alleged that his conviction for publishing ‘secret official deliberations’ had been contrary to Article 10 of the Convention.
Held: The court acknowledged a legitimate interest on the part of the state in punishing an unauthorised disclosure by the press of tendentiously selected parts of a confidential diplomatic memorandum which admittedly dealt with matters of substantial public interest. The Grand Chamber observed that ‘article 10.2 does not guarantee a wholly unrestricted freedom of expression even with respect to press coverage of matters of serious public concern’
JP Costa, P
[2007] ECHR 120, (2008) 47 EHRR 59
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights 10
Citing:
See Also – Stoll v Switzerland ECHR 25-Apr-2006
(In french) . .
Press release – Stoll v Switzerland ECHR 7-Feb-2007
Grand Chamber – Press release . .
Cited by:
Cited – Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department SC 12-Nov-2014
The claimant had supported the grant of a visa to a woman in order to speak to members of Parliament who was de facto leader of an Iranian organsation which had in the past supported terrorism and had been proscribed in the UK, but that proscription . .
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Updated: 27 December 2021; Ref: scu.542334