Posts Tagged ‘european-court’

PM facing backlash over euro pact

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Tory Eurosceptics accuse David Cameron of a retreat by after he agreed to the use of the European Court to enforce a new eurozone fiscal pact.

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Crucifixes in classrooms ‘legal’

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Displaying crucifixes in schools in Italy does not breach the rights of non-Catholic families, the European Court of Human Rights rules.

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VIDEO: UK ‘should set example for Middle East on law’

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The UK should obey rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to set a good example to the Middle East, former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf has said.

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Rise in UK prisoners seeking vote

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The possibility of compensation pay-outs may be helping solicitors persuade their imprisoned clients to apply to the European Court of Human Rights

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UK challenges prison votes ruling

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

The government launches a legal bid to overturn a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that a blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful.

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Gender case hits insurance costs

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Insurers cannot charge different premiums to men and women because of their gender, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

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UK to press for European reform

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

The government is to press for the European Court of Human Rights to be reformed, but will not pull out of the European Convention, Ken Clarke says.

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World Cup free-to-air ruling due

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

The European Court of Justice is to rule on whether UK football fans can still watch major events on free-to-air TV.

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UK ‘should cut Europe court link’

Monday, February 7th, 2011

The government should consider cutting its ties with the European Court of Human Rights, says a report by the right-leaning think-tank Policy Exchange.

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Mirror wins Campbell costs ruling

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

The European Court of Human Rights rules that costs awarded against the Daily Mirror in a Naomi Campbell privacy case were disproportionate.

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Legal bid to allow gay marriages

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

A campaign group is launching a legal challenge in the European Court of Human Rights to extend the rights of gay couples to allow full marriage.

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Court condemns Irish abortion ban

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The European Court of Human Rights was expected to rule Thursday on whether Ireland’s strict abortion laws violate human rights.

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Woman’s abortion right ‘violated’

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The European Court of Human Rights rules the Irish Republic violated the rights of a woman with cancer who travelled to the UK for an abortion.

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Ireland abortion case condemned

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The European Court of Human Rights rules that Irish abortion laws violated the rights of one of three women who sought terminations in Britain.

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Ruling due on Dutch coffee shops

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The European Court of Justice is set to rule on an attempt by the Dutch government to ban tourists from its cannabis-selling coffee shops.

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