5775/72 5856/72

Applicant name X. and Y.
Applicant type Natural person (prisoner)
Country The United Kingdom
Decision no. 5775/72 5856/72
Date 19/07/1974
Judges
Institution Commission
Type Decision
Outcome Art. 8 Inadmissible
Reason Ratione materiae
Type of privacy Bodily privacy
Keywords Corporal punishment
Facts of the case Corporal punishment of juvenile delinquents.
Analysis The Commission declares the case admissible with respect to Article 3, but not with respect to Article 8 ECHR. In later jurisprudence, to the contrary, the Commission and the Court would develop a prefference for accepting cases under the realm of Article 8 ECHR rather than Article 3 ECHR when they concern matters of bodily integrity.
Documents Decision