Case Law [2009] UKHL 45 (30/07/2009)
Type: Judgment
Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (England) - House of Lords
Date: 07/30/2009
Subject: The House of Lords, taking the cue from the decision in the case Pretty and the related ECHR’s jurisprudence, states that the assistance lent to a relative’s suicide, prohibited by the English law, cannot be punished if the acts are committed in a foreign State where such conduct is not prohibited.
Parties: R (on the application of Purdy) (Appellant) c/ Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent)
Original language: English
Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Art. 7 Privacy
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