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S and Marper v UK

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
14.04
S and Marper v UK
   
Issue: Whether the retention of DNA samples and profiles from 2 men who were not convicted of an offence was a breach of their right to respect for private life under Art 8 ECHR
   
Court: ECHR
   
Reference:   Appns 30562/04 and 30566/04
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): J-P Costa (President), C Rozakis, N Bratza, P Lorenzen, F Tulkens, J Casadevall, G Bonello, C Bîrsan, N Vajic, A Kovler, S Pavlovschi, E Myjer, D Jociene, J Šikuta, M Villiger, P Hirvelä, L Bianku
   
Date: 4 December 2008