Publisher's Synopsis
The UK has been cited frequently before the Commission and the European Court of Human Rights for alleged infringements of the European Convention and its related protocols.;This book brings together a wide range of cases involving the UK which are considered article by article. These include recent decisions on the UK violations of the right to life under Article 2, in connection with the SAS killing of IRA suspects in Gibraltar and the right to respect family life for transsexuals under Article 8.;The material selected indicates the nature and extent of the rights protected under the Convention and the powers and limits of the jurisdiction of the Convention organs.
