O'Halloran and Francis v. United Kingdom
2007 European Court of Human Rights case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
O'Halloran and Francis v. United Kingdom was a 2007 European Court of Human Rights case. The case revolved around a challenge to a requirement in the United Kingdom's Road Traffic Act 1988 that owners of a speeding vehicle provide police with the name of the driver. The plaintiffs, two British citizens, argued that the requirement was a violation of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, under which there exists an implied right to remain silent.[2] In a departure from previous rulings on the issue, the court ruled in a 15–2 majority that the Road Traffic Act requirement was not unreasonable and that there was therefore no Human Rights violation.
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O'Halloran and Francis v. United Kingdom | |
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Decided 29 June 2007[1] | |
Full case name | O'HALLORAN AND FRANCIS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM |
ECLI | [2007] ECHR 545, (2008) 46 EHRR 21 |
Chamber | Grand Chamber |
Language of proceedings | English |
Nationality of parties | British |
Ruling | |
Automobile owners do not have the right to remain silent when asked by police to identify a speeding driver | |
Court composition | |
President Jean-Paul Costa | |
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Instruments cited | |
Article 6 |
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