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Rowley v UK (Admissibility Decision)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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Rowley v UK (Admissibility Decision)
   
Issue: Whether an individual could claim to be a victim of a violation of the ECHR when the national authorities had acknowledged the breach of the Convention and afforded redress. Whether there was a right under Art 2 to have recourse to the criminal law. Whether the investigation of the applicant’s son’s death was adequate.
   
Court: ECtHR
   
Reference:   Appn No 31914/03
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): J Casadeval (President), Sir N Bratza, G Bonello, R Maruste, K Traja, L Galricki, J Borrego Borrego
   
Date: 22 February 2005