Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 03/26/2013

Subject: The Court’s decision to adjourn its consideration of 2.354 applications against the United Kingdom concerning prisoners’ right to vote pending before it. Following the cases Hirst vs United Kingdom and Greens and M.T. vs United Kingdom, the Court held that the British Government should bring forward legislative proposals to amend the law and granted twice an extension of time, also in the light of the Grand Chamber judgment in the case Scoppola vs Italy of 22.05.2012. On 22.12.2012, the British Government published a draft bill which includes three proposals. The Committee decided to resume its consideration of such draft bill at the latest in September 2013.

Classification: Citizens’ rights