(Commission) The right to participate in the work of the House of Lords cannot be regarded as a civil right within the meaning of Article 6. The Commission stated: ‘It is of the opinion that such a right, connected as it is to the composition of part of the legislature, falls into the sphere of public law rights outside the scope of Article 6. Insofar as the participation in the work of the House of Lords involves an obligation, the Commission considers that mutatis mutandis the same reasoning applies.’
Citations:
8208/78
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 6
Cited by:
Cited – Mereworth v Ministry of Justice ChD 23-May-2011
The claimant’s father had been granted the hereditary title of Baron of Mereworth. The claimant having inherited the title objected to the refusal to issue to him a writ of summons to sit in the House of Lords.
Held: The claim was struck out . .
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Human Rights
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.442010