European Court of Human Rights

individual, as well as social, progress . Nowadays, the freedom of expression is one of the fundamental human rights recognized by many legal documents and conventions throughout the whole planet . In the European context, the freedom of expression is protected by article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Whistle-blowing is one of the important manifestations of this human right. It occurs when a person exposes any kind of information or activity that is supposed to be…

law, without exceeding the constitutional limits of such powers put in place by Parliament. Two of the most central means by which the rule of law is enforced are through judicial review and human rights law. Both act as agents of the rule of law by controlling the power of the state and protecting the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Over the course of this I essay I will first establish the procedures and principles of judicial review. I will then argue that the current procedures and…

needs to be considered is looking at whether the law contradicts Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights Act. This essay would be focusing on how the Human Rights Act 1998 has made an impact on several areas of tort mainly focusing on defamation and trying to see if the Human Rights Act goes in line with the law of defamation or contradicts it. A brief history would be given showing how the Human Rights Act slowly progressed into the English law as it didn 't have much recognition…

care in Glasgow, here we had separate care teams (A and B). One support worker from our group B (Paul) split up from his civil partner (Den, who had involvements in criminal acts). One day a local newspaper produced an article detailing a criminal court action depicting Den staying next to Paul. Thus caused Paul to be depressed, but myself and the other support workers tried to lift his spirits discovering our temporary group "A" leader (Moira) approached a supervisor asking him to fire Paul…

and Political Rights), the right to a fair trial is mandatory throughout all nations that have signed onto the organisation, however many nations of course, that have accepted…

Introduction This paper is based on varied literature including journal articles, research papers, online resources, edited books, etc. The main focus of this paper is to examine the UK courts procedure in relation to the concept of deference with regards section 3 and section 4 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998, it’s limitations and the essence of judicial deference to legislation and the interference of Parliamentary supremacy. In addition, it would be potent to highlight ‘the judicial…

Q4: 1.0: Introduction The issue on whether the principle of supremacy (hereinafter called ‘POS’) of European Union (EU) law where EU law takes precedence over national law still stands firmly, or it is merely a hallucination in the eyes of national courts will be tackled by looking at the Member States’ (MS) responses to European Court of Justice (ECJ) decisions and the methods of ‘qualification’ to EU law’s supremacy that MS adopted alongside with the academics opinions. 2.0: EU law is…

as statues, lastly, the House of Lords, which acts as a supreme court in English law. English Law is one of the largest written laws in the world, and many countries have referred English Law to construct their law, and that is why the law of other European countries are quite like English law. The court uses different rules of construction to interpret legislation and to or ascertains Parliament’s intention. Therefore, different courts have a different point of view…

‘Parliamentary sovereignty is a constitutional relic. It has been rendered obsolete, in particular, by the supremacy of EU law and the UK’s statutory recognition of human rights. We should no longer talk about this irrelevant doctrine.’ Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution, it is legislated by the House of Commons, House of Lords and the Queen; it is usually perceived as the most important aspect of the UK constitution, “The supremacy of Parliament is the…

Ireland as a state is a member of many international organisations, including the United Nations and the Council of Europe. The state is also a party to many international treaties and conventions. However, even though these agreements have been signed and acknowledged, they have no legal force within the state. The reason for this is because Ireland takes a dualist approach to international law. Monism and dualism are theories describing the relationship between international law and domestic…