Yet again, ECHR is ultimately putting the Scottish public at greater risk."Yesterday in Fettercairn there was concern about Syme's bid for freedom.Thomas Fleming, Aberdeenshire Liberal Democrat councillor for Mearns Central, said: "There always seems to be a tendency to lean towards the criminal...
If Jordan convinces Britain otherwise, the ECHR could overturn its decision on appeal. In legal systems constrained by high evidentiary thresholds or weak rule of law, even those presumed guilty of international crimes can escape severe punishment, triggering public outcry and a request for cross-...
In Re P (Adoption: Unmarried Couple) [2008] UKHL 38, [2008] 2 FLR 1084 the House of Lords held that a bar on adoption by unmarried couples is unlawful discrimination contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 (ECHR)....