Human rights

Health providers are not outside the reach of Art 2 of the European Convention

John Cooper on child protection post Baby P

Roger Smith reflects on the chill factors affecting access to justice, civil liberties and human rights

The press is bound but not gagged, says Stephen Loughrey

Ruling will prompt legislative change for DNA database

Human Rights—Privacy—Retention of fingerprints and DNA samples
S and another v United Kingdom (App Nos 30562/04 and 30566/04)
European Court of Human Rights, 4 December 2008
The blanket and indiscriminate nature of the powers of retention of fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles of persons suspected but not convicted of offences constitutes a violation of Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Debbie Purdy’s case endorses the courts’ belief in the need for fl exibility, says Seamus Burns

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Democracy and human rights are bedding down well, says Roger Smith

Lawyers unite to condemn “over-personalised” attack on privacy judge