Huntley v Attorney-General for Jamaica

Subject Matter

HUMAN RIGHTS — Jamaica — Constitution — Human rights and fundamental freedoms — Classification of existing murder convictions as capital or non-capital — Initial classification by single judge — Subsequent review by three judges of cases classified as capital — Convicted person having no opportunity to make representations until review — Whether infringement of constitutional rights — Whether contrary to common law principle of procedural fairness — Offences against the Person (Amendment) Act 1992, s 7(2)(4) — Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962, Sch 2, s 20(6)(7)

[1995] 2 AC 1; [1995] 2 WLR 114; [1995] 1 All ER 308, PC