Journal article
"Impossible or disproportionate burden": The UK's approach to the Investigatory Obligation under Articles 2 and 3 ECHR
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In this article, I argue for a rigorous engagement by the UK executive and domestic courts with the European Court of Human Rights’ development of the positive investigatory obligation under arts 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The UK has sought to expand the dicta from Osman v United Kingdom that positive obligations should not be interpreted to impose an "impossible or disproportionate burden" on domestic authorities, while under-emphasising the criteria for effec...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Sweet and Maxwell Publisher's website
- Journal:
- European Human Rights Law Review Journal website
- Volume:
- 2020
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 499-511
- Publication date:
- 2020-11-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-08-18
- ISSN:
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1361-1526
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1132757
- Local pid:
- pubs:1132757
- Deposit date:
- 2020-09-18
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- Copyright holder:
- Sweet and Maxwell
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © Sweet and Maxwell 2020.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available to download from Westlaw UK.
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