Article 10: The Right to Freedom of Expression (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
What Article 10 ECHR protects
What Article 10 ECHR protects
Right to freedom of expression
Temporary vs permanent means of expression examples
Temporary vs permanent means of expression examples
Temporary: spoken; Permanent: written/digital
Handyside v UK (1976) key principle
Handyside v UK (1976) key principle
Expression includes views that 'offend, shock or disturb'
When Article 10 became enforceable in UK courts
When Article 10 became enforceable in UK courts
Human Rights Act 1998
Article 10 & unlimited freedom of speech
Article 10 & unlimited freedom of speech
No - restricted by Art 10(2) & domestic laws
UK laws restricting expression (name 3)
UK laws restricting expression (name 3)
Racial hatred, defamation, Official Secrets Act, obscenity
2 key rights protected by Article 10
2 key rights protected by Article 10
Receive information/ideas & communicate information/ideas
Observer & Guardian v UK (1991) 'Spycatcher' outcome
Observer & Guardian v UK (1991) 'Spycatcher' outcome
UK breached Art 10 - book already available elsewhere
Steel & Morris v UK (2005) 'McLibel' outcome
Steel & Morris v UK (2005) 'McLibel' outcome
UK breached Art 10 - must protect criticism of corporations
Margin of appreciation in Article 10 context
Margin of appreciation in Article 10 context
States' discretion to regulate expression per own laws