Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 12/01/2009

Subject: The English Court widely examines the Court of Strasbourg’s jurisprudence in the matter of free elections, taking the norms of the ECHR as fundamental normative parameter. The case concerns the Channel Islands, eight islands in front of the Normandy coast, which are autonomous from the English Government.

Parties: R c/ B

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 11 Freedom of expression - Citizens’ rights - Art. 39 Universal suffrage, direct, free and secret ballot - General provisions

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