The ECtHR considered that, in cases of the targeted surveillance of journalists in order to discover their sources, prior review by an independent body with the power to prevent or terminate it was necessary. The point that the confidentiality of journalistic sources cannot be restored once it is destroyed.
Citations:
39315/06 – HEJUD, [2012] ECHR 1965
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 10
Cited by:
Cited – Secretary of State for The Home Department v Davis MP and Others CA 20-Nov-2015
The Secretary of State appealed against a ruling that section 1 of the 2014 Act was inconsistent wih European law.
Held: The following questions were referred to the CJEU:
(1) Did the CJEU in Digital Rights Ireland intend to lay down . .
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Human Rights, Media, Police
Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.465974
