R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
UK legal case
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| gptkbp:citation |
[1999] UKHL 33
[2000] 2 AC 115 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1999
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
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| gptkbp:fullName |
Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms
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| gptkbp:hasKeyword |
human rights
judicial review statutory construction |
| gptkbp:heldBy |
Prisoners have a right to communicate with journalists, subject to reasonable restrictions.
Fundamental rights cannot be overridden by general or ambiguous words in a statute. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms
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| gptkbp:legalSubject |
freedom of expression
prisoners' rights statutory interpretation |
| gptkbp:presidedBy |
gptkb:Lord_Steyn
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte O'Brien
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lord_Hoffmann
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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