Cases

Brady v United Kingdom

Issue

(1) Whether the United Kingdom had failed in its duty under Article 3 to protect the applicant from inhuman and degrading treatment casued by the publications in the newspaper and the book; (2) Whether the inability to bring proceedings for libel constitued a denial of access to court contrary to Article 6; (3) Whether the inability to obtain any remedy in respect of the allegations amounted to a lack of repsect for the applicant's private life under Article 8 and/or Article 13; (4) Whether the rules on access to court which were applicable to the applicant, as a mental patient, were discriminatory contrary to Article 14.

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