Regina (JL) (a Youth) v Secretary of State for Justice – Times Law Reports

Posted December 2nd, 2008 in human rights, judicial review, law reports, mental health, prisons by sally

Regina (JL) (a Youth) v Secretary of State for Justice

House of Lords

“A near-suicide in custody which resulted in the prisoner’s mental incapacity triggered the state’s obligation to institute an independent initial investigation which complied with article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, protecting the right to life.”

The Times, 2nd December 2008

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