The Claimant brought his application for judicial review, seeking a declaration under s.4(2) of the 1998 Act that s.2(1) of the 1961 Act, which maintained the previous position at common law and makes assisting suicide a criminal offence, is incompatible with the rights of the Claimant under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights, as a matter of domestic law.
Held: The application failed (before the judgment, the Court heard that the claimant had taken his own life in Switzerland).
Judges:
Irwin LJ, Phillips J
Citations:
[2018] EWHC 2615 (Admin)
Links:
Statutes:
Human Rights Act 1998 4(2), Suicide Act 1961
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Human Rights, Crime, Health Professions
Updated: 30 May 2022; Ref: scu.625913
