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Osman and Osman v United Kingdom, Judgment, merits and just satisfaction, App no 23452/94, Case No 87/1997/871/1083, ECHR 1998-VIII, [1998] ECHR 101, (2000) 29 EHRR 245, [1998] HRCD 966, 5 BHRC 293, [1999] Fam Law 86, [1999] Crim LR 82, [1999] 1 FLR 193, (1999) 11 Admin LR 200, (1999) 163 JPN 297, (1998) Receuil des Arrêts 3166, IHRL 3148 (ECHR 1998), 28th October 1998, European Court of Human Rights [ECHR]; Grand Chamber [ECHR]

Date:
28 October 1998
Citation(s):
App no 23452/94 (Official Case No)
Case No 87/1997/871/1083 (Official Case No)
ECHR 1998-VIII (Official Case No)
[1998] ECHR 101 (Other Reference)
(2000) 29 EHRR 245 (Other Reference)
[1998] HRCD 966 (Other Reference)
5 BHRC 293 (Other Reference)
[1999] Fam Law 86 (Other Reference)
[1999] Crim LR 82 (Other Reference)
[1999] 1 FLR 193 (Other Reference)
(1999) 11 Admin LR 200 (Other Reference)
(1999) 163 JPN 297 (Other Reference)
(1998) Receuil des Arrêts 3166 (Other Reference)
IHRL 3148 (ECHR 1998) (OUP reference)
Content type:
International court decisions
Product:
Oxford Reports on International Law [ORIL]

Module:
International Human Rights Law [IHRL]
Jurisdiction:
European Court of Human Rights [ECHR]; Grand Chamber [ECHR]

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 22 January 2025

Whether the authorities had taken reasonable steps to protect the lives of the Osman family under Article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (‘European Convention on Human Rights’, ‘ECHR’).

Whether the dismissal of the Osmans’ negligence action against the police under the police immunity rule violated the right of access to a court under Article 6(1) of the ECHR.

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