The England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) has held that the Secretary of State’s decision that the applicant’s next Parole Board review should take place approximately 18 months after the last one, amounted to a violation of art 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights which entitles a person to challenge the lawfulness of their detention or deprivation of liberty.
Detailed case note.
Found in 13. Prison/Conditions of Detention, 2008, Comparative Domestic, s21 - Rights to Liberty and Security of Person, Select International and Comparative Caselaw, UK Court or Tribunal