STUBBINGS AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM View

Notes

Date	22/10/1996
AppNr	22083/93; 22095/93
Body	Court (Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits)
Articles	14; 6-1; 8
Violated / NonViolated	6-1814
Citations	3455-15-466-16-3-b78101314P1-12366-177-181012131418P1-1

Conclusions:

No violation of Art. 14+6-1
No violation of Art. 14+8
No violation of Art. 6-1
No violation of Art. 8

Keywords:

(art. 14) comparable situation
(art. 14) discrimination
(art. 14) objective and reasonable justification
(art. 6) civil proceedings
(art. 8-1) respect for private life
margin of appreciation
positive obligations

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits)
Published in	Reports 1996-IV
Language	ENGLISH ; FRENCH
Application Number	22083/93 ; 22095/93
Importance Level	2
Represented by	N/A
Respondent State	the United Kingdom
Referred by	Commission ; United Kingdom
Date of Reference	12/04/1995
	03/05/1995
Date of Judgment	22/10/1996
Conclusion	No violation of Art. 6-1 ; No violation of Art. 8 ; No violation of Art. 14+6-1 ; No violation of Art. 14+8
Articles	6-1 ; 8 ; 14
Rules of Court	A
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Limitation Act 1980, sections 2 and 11 (1)
Strasbourg Case Law	Van der Mussele v. Belgium judgment of 23 November 1983, Series A no. 70, pp. 22-23, paras. 43 and 46 ; Rasmussen v. Denmark judgment of 28 November 1984, Series A no. 87, p. 15, para. 40 ; X and Y v. the Netherlands judgment of 26 March 1985, Series A no. 91, pp. 11-12, paras. 22-24, p. 13, para. 27 ; Ashingdane v. the United Kingdom judgment of 28 May 1985, Series A no. 93, p. 24, para. 57 ; Fredin v. Sweden (no. 1) judgment of 18 February 1991, Series A no. 192, p. 19, para. 60 ; Bellet v. France judgment of 4 December 1995, Series A no. 333-B, p. 41, para. 31
External Sources	Limitation Act 1980, sections 2, 11, 14, 28, 33 and 38 ; Law Reform (Limitation of Actions) Act 1954 ; Limitation Act 1963 ; Limitation Act 1975 ; Sexual Offences Act 1956, sections 1, 5, 14 and Schedule II, Part I ; Sexual Offences Act 1976, section 1 ; Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973, section 35 ; Criminal Justice Act 1988, sections 104 and 110-111 ; Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985, section 6 ; Code for Crown Prosecutors ; House of Lords, Stubbings v. Webb [1993] Appeal Cases, p. 498 ; R. v. Bow Street Stipendiary Magistrate, ex parte South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd [1993] Queen's Bench Reports, p. 650F-G ; R. v. Daly [1974] 1 All England Reports, p. 290 ; Court of Appeal, Letang v. Cooper [1965] 1 Queen's Bench Reports, p. 232 ; Departmental Committee on Alternative Remedies, "Monckton Committee", Final Report of July 1946 ; Committee on the Limitation of Actions, "Tucker Committee", recommendation of July 1949 ; Law Reform Committee on Limitation of Actions in Personal Injury Claims, Interim Report of May 1974 ; Law Commission, Sixth Programme of Law Reform, Report no. 234, item 3
Keywords	"(Art. 14) COMPARABLE SITUATION" "(Art. 14) DISCRIMINATION" "(Art. 14) OBJECTIVE AND REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION" "(Art. 6) CIVIL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 8-1) RESPECT FOR PRIVATE LIFE" "MARGIN OF APPRECIATION" "POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS" PROPORTIONALITY

Application Documents 2

	STUBBINGS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM Commission (First Chambe… Decision	06/09/1994
	D.S. v. THE UNITED KINGDOM Commission (First Chambe… Decision	06/09/1994

References 7

	71 BELLET v. FRANCE 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	04/12/1995
	180 ASHINGDANE v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 5-1, 5-4, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	28/05/1985
	94 X AND Y v. THE NETHERLANDS 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	26/03/1985
	90 RASMUSSEN v. DENMARK 6, 14, 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	28/11/1984
	210 VAN DER MUSSELE v. BELGIUM 4, 14, P1-1 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits)	23/11/1983
	305 AIREY v. IRELAND 6-1, 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	09/10/1979
	411 GOLDER v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-1, 8 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	21/02/1975

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References 7

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