Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 12/15/2010

Subject: The Court states the incompatibility with the right to family life of the Scottish legislation, which did not allow unmarried and non-cohabitant fathers to take part in a hearing concerning their child, underlining how the Human Rights Act gives the courts the power to interpret the national law in the light of ECHR standards

Parties: Principal Reporter (Respondent) v K (Appellant) and others

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy

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