Přehled o publikaci
2019
Abortion in Northern Ireland and the European Convention on Human Rights: Reflections from the UK Supreme Court
NÍ GHRÁINNE, Bríd and Aisling MCMAHONBasic information
Original name
Abortion in Northern Ireland and the European Convention on Human Rights: Reflections from the UK Supreme Court
Authors
NÍ GHRÁINNE, Bríd (372 Ireland, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Aisling MCMAHON
Edition
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2019, 0020-5893
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14220/19:00109471
Organization
Právnická fakulta – Repository – Repository
UT WoS
000465270700008
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85063455476
Keywords in English
Abortion; Northern Ireland; UK Supreme Court; European Convention on Human Rights; International Law; Right to Private and Family Life; Prohibition of Cruel; Inhumane and Degrading Treatment; Human Rights Act; Human Rights Committee
Changed: 8/9/2020 00:04, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík
Abstract
V originále
On 7 June 2018, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSCt) issued its decision on, inter alia, whether Northern Ireland’s near-total abortion ban was compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). This article critically assesses the UKSCt’s treatment of international law in this case. It argues that the UKSCt was justified in finding that Northern Ireland’s ban on abortion in cases of rape, incest, and FFA was a violation of Article 8, but that the majority erred in its assessment of Article 3 ECHR and of the relevance of international law more generally.
