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Date	25/11/1996
AppNr	17419/90
Body	Court (Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits)
Articles	10
Violated / NonViolated	10
Citations	26-179101113P1-36-27891014P1-2

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 10

Keywords:

(art. 10-1) freedom of expression
(art. 10-2) foreseeability
(art. 10-2) interference
(art. 10-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 10-2) prescribed by law
(art. 10-2) protection of the rights of others
(art. 9-1) freedom of religion
margin of appreciation

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits)
Published in	Reports 1996-V
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH;RUSSIAN
Application Number	17419/90
Importance Level	1
Represented by	N/A
Respondent State	the United Kingdom
Referred by	Commission ; United Kingdom
Date of Reference	01/03/1995
	22/03/1995
Date of Judgment	25/11/1996
Conclusion	No violation of Art. 10
Articles	10
Rules of Court	A
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Video Recordings Act 1984, sections 4 (1) and 11 ; House of Lords, Whitehouse v. Gay News Ltd and Lemon [1979] Appeal Cases 617 at 665
Strasbourg Case Law	Klass and Others v. Germany judgment of 6 September 1978, Series A no. 28, p. 18, para. 33 ; Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (no. 1) judgment of 26 April 1979, Series A no. 30, p. 30, para. 47 ; Lingens v. Austria judgment of 8 July 1986, Series A no. 103, p. 26, para. 42 ; Müller and Others v. Switzerland judgment of 24 May 1988, Series A no. 133, p. 22, para. 35 ; Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom judgment of 26 November 1991, Series A no. 216, p. 30, para. 60 ; Castells v. Spain judgment of 23 April 1992, Series A no. 236, p. 23, para. 43 ; Thorgeir Thorgeirson v. Iceland judgment of 25 June 1992, Series A no. 239, p. 27, para. 63 ; Open Door and Dublin Well Woman v. Ireland judgment of 29 October 1992, Series A no. 246-A, p. 27, para. 60 ; Otto-Preminger-Institut v. Austria judgment of 20 September 1994, Series A no. 295-A, pp. 17-18, paras. 47-48, p. 19, para. 49 ; Tolstoy Miloslavsky v. the United Kingdom judgment of 13 July 1995, Series A no. 316-B, pp. 71-72, para. 37, p. 73, para. 41 ; Goodwin v. the United Kingdom judgment of 27 March 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-II, pp. 496-497, para. 31, pp. 500-501, para. 40
External Sources	Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964 ; Video Recordings Act 1984, sections 4, 7, 8 and 9 (1) ; Divisional Court, R. v. Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, ex parte Choudhury [1991] 1 All England Law Reports 306 at 318 ; House of Lords, C.C.S.U. v. Minister for the Civil Service [1984] 3 All England Law Reports at 950 ; Secretary of State, notice of 26 July 1985 designating the British Board of Film Classification ; Stephen's Digest of the Criminal Law, 9th edition (1950), Article 214
Keywords	"(Art. 10-1) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" "(Art. 10-2) FORESEEABILITY" "(Art. 10-2) INTERFERENCE" "(Art. 10-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 10-2) PRESCRIBED BY LAW" "(Art. 10-2) PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS" "(Art. 9-1) FREEDOM OF RELIGION" "MARGIN OF APPRECIATION"

Application Documents 1

WINGROVE v. THE UNITED KINGDOM

Commission (Plenary) Decision

08/03/1994

References 9

	94 GOODWIN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 10 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/03/1996
	176 TOLSTOY MILOSLAVSKY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 10, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	13/07/1995
	67 OTTO-PREMINGER-INSTITUT v. AUSTRIA 10 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	20/09/1994
	58 OPEN DOOR AND DUBLIN WELL WOMAN v. IRELAND 10 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	29/10/1992
	87 THORGEIR THORGEIRSON v. ICELAND 10, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/06/1992
	162 CASTELLS v. SPAIN 10 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	23/04/1992
	97 OBSERVER AND GUARDIAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 10, 13, 10, 14 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	26/11/1991
	265 LINGENS v. AUSTRIA 10 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	08/07/1986
	234 KLASS AND OTHERS v. GERMANY 8, 13, 6 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits)	06/09/1978

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