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Attorney-General v. British Broadcasting Corporation

England.  12 June 1980 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Effect in English law — Whether part of English law — Whether courts may take account of Convention in determining questions of public policy — Presumption that English law will be compatible with international obligations of the United Kingdom — Effect of presumption on common law

Human rights — Expression — Freedom of — Restrictions upon — Prior restraint of publications likely to affect proceedings pending before court — Definition of court — Local valuation court — Whether a court for purposes of contempt of court laws — Whether restrictions necessary in a democratic society — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 10 — The law of England

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1988

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