Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 3 Oktober 1998 / Time Line October 3, 1998
Version 3.52. Oktober 1998, 4. Oktober 1998
10/03/1998
Access to records relating to applicants participation in nuclear tests
McGinley and Egan v. The United Kingdom (case no.10/1997/794/995-996) 9 June 1998:
Facts: The applicants had participated in nuclear tests conducted by the United Kingdom at Christmas Island. They later requested contemporaneous records of those tests in the context of their applications for service disability pensions. Their request was refused.
Complaint: the applicants claimed the refusal of their request of the records violated article 6 of the Convention and their right to private life guaranteed by article 8.
Holding: the ECHR did not find a violation of article 6 and article 8
- http://www.hrcr.org/safrica/access_information/ECHR/McGinley.html
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