Privacy law stops stories before they are published, says Justice Eady: “Newspapers are refraining from publishing privacy-invading stories because of the effectiveness of an emerging law of privacy with its roots in the European Convention…
Here is some interesting news, finally! :-)) Finn turns to ECHR after prosecution for discussing DRM cracking: “A Finnish man has asked the European Court of Human Rights to defend his right to discuss encryption…
Court of Appeal got prisoner privacy wrong, rules ECHR: “Prisoners have the same right to privacy in medical correspondence as they do in relation to communication with their MPs, the European Court of Human Rights…
‘Ceaseless liability’ for internet libel is not a barrier to free speech, rules ECHR: “Publishers’ indefinite liability for defamatory material in their online archives is not a restriction on their rights to free speech, the…
European Journalism Centre: Times fails to overturn ‘internet publication rule’ in court case [European Court of Human Rights] Newspapers will continue to be sued multiple times over the same website story after the Times lost…
No violation of Article 10 with regards to a cartoon which was published on 13 September, 2001. The European Court of Human Rights held that the publication of a drawing (cartoon) representing the attack on…
Human rights court rules UK DNA grab illegal: “ Jacqui Smith: Law to remain while judgment ‘carefully considered’ Updated The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that it is illegal for the government to…
The case concerned the retention by the UK authorities of the applicants’ fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles after criminal proceedings against them were terminated by an acquittal and were discontinued respectively. The European Court…
Data blunders can breach human rights, rules ECHR: “The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen’s personal data. One data protection…
Court rules 90s UK.gov wiretaps violated human rights: “ Home Office: What’s it got to do with RIPA? Liberty called for an overhaul of RIPA yesterday after the European Court of Human Rights slapped the…