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Spence v UK

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Spence v UK
   
Issue: Whether Art 5 requires that the Parole Board be able to control the timing of reviews of post-tariff mandatory lifers; whether the review on the facts was carried out speedily.
   
Court: ECHR
   
Reference:   Appn 1190/04
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): J Casadevall (President), Sir N Bratza, M Pellonpaa, R Maruste, S Pavlovschi, J Borrego Borrego, J Sikuta
   
Date: 30 November 2004