R (on the application of Nicklinson and another) v Ministry of Justice

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/R_(on_the_application_of_Nicklinson_and_another)_v_Ministry_of_Justice
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf UK Supreme Court case
gptkbp:citation [2014] UKSC 38
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Paul_Lamb
gptkb:Tony_Nicklinson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 25 June 2014
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Ministry_of_Justice
gptkbp:ECHRArticleConsidered gptkb:Article_2
gptkb:Article_8
gptkb:Article_3
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:R_(on_the_application_of_Nicklinson_and_another)_v_Ministry_of_Justice_[2014]_UKSC_38
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R (on the application of Nicklinson and another) v Ministry of Justice
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Lady_Hale
gptkb:Lord_Neuberger
gptkb:Lord_Clarke
gptkb:Lord_Hughes
gptkb:Lord_Mance
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lord_Sumption
gptkb:Lord_Reed
gptkb:Lord_Carnwath
gptkb:Lord_Kerr
gptkbp:legalIssue compatibility of assisted suicide ban with European Convention on Human Rights
gptkbp:legalSubject assisted suicide
right to die
gptkbp:plotSummary The Supreme Court considered whether the ban on assisted suicide was compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
gptkbp:predecessor UK right to die cases
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Suicide_Act_1961
gptkbp:result Appeal dismissed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:R_(Nicklinson)_v_Ministry_of_Justice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7