Nov 23, 2012

British Sovereignty v. The European Convention on Human Rights: The Case of John Hirst

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by David Conway / 1 Comment

Filed Under: British Sovereignty, EU Convention on Human Rights, Hirst v. The United Kingdom, John Hirst, UK Human Rights

The early summer of 1979 must have been unseasonably cold in England. For one 63 year old landlady resident in the Berkshire town of Reading was led to ask her 29 year old lodger, as they sat together in her …