The Weekly Law Reports
[2011] 1 WLR 1436
Court of Appeal
*Regina (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and another
[2010] EWCA Civ 1439
2010 Nov 3;
Dec 17
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR, Laws, Carnwath LJJ
Human rights— Free elections— Interference with— Statutory blanket ban on prisoners voting contravening Convention right to free expression of people’s opinion in choice of legislature— Failure to enact amending legislation— Whether statute to be read as conferring on judiciary function of deciding whether any given prisoner to be disfranchised— Whether declaration of incompatibility to be granted—
Representation of the People Act 1983 (c 2), s 3(1)
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Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt II, art 3
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European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c 24), s 8