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R (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council |
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Whether s8 European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 and s3 Representation of the People Act 1983 could be read so as to require a judicial decision before any serving prisoners was disenfranchised, in order to comply with Art 3 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR; whether a declaration of incompatibility should be granted; whether any statutory amendment had to require a judicial decision before disenfranchisement. |
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| Court: |
Court of Appeal |
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| Reference: |
C1/2010/0177 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2010] EWCA Civ 1439 |
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| Judge(s): |
Lord Neuberger MR, Laws and Carnwath LJJ |
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| Date: |
17 December 2010 |