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Ireland (McDowell) to contest data retention law at EU Court

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  • 15-12-2005 9:05pm
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    damien
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    http://euobserver.com/?aid=20548&rk=1
    The MEP Eva-Britt Svensson from the GUE / Nordic Left group indicated that a possible way to go would be to take the matter before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

    But a spokesperson for the France-based Council of Europe, the 46 member state political watchdog which guards the European Convention on Human Rights, reminded MEPs that only victims who suffer the consequences of a decision can take a case to the council, and not political groups or organisations who are against a political decision.


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    Time Magazine
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    Aye. It's a legal requirement, you can only bring a case if you can show it personally affects you.

    I suppose, actually, it's better because it forces "us" to choose someone who has had their privacy unfairly infringed and then every Tom, Dick and Harry can offer support for them - and make it a precedent case.


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    mneylon
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    Would a business be precluded from attempting to establish locus standi?

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    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    damien.m wrote:
    http://euobserver.com/?aid=20548&rk=1


    *Told you so*


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