Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (England) - House of Lords

Date: 07/30/2009

Subject: The House of Lords interprets section 30(2)(b) of the Sexual Offense Act of 2003 in the light of the ECHR, therefore admitting the appeal against the acquittal by the Court of second instance, which had not taken into consideration the violation to the right to “private life” in the censored conduct.

Parties: R v C

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy

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