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Murray v United Kingdom

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134:. Her family also applied under the same parts of Article 5 because they had been required to assemble in a single room of their house while Mrs Murray prepared to leave with the Army. They also applied under Article 8 in regard to the recording and retention of personal details. The entire family also applied that under Article 8 regarding the entry and visual search of their home and under 150:
consideration of 5(5). The Court decided that there had been no violation of Article 8 as the Army's action had been in accordance with the law, as contained in paragraph two of the Article, and had not been disproportionate to the aim pursued. The Court dismissed the Murrays' claims of a violation of Article 13.
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In February 1993 the Commission supported the Murrays' application in part. There had been a violation of Article 5, but no violation of Article 8, or of Article 13 in regard to the entry and search, or the taking and keeping of a photograph and personal details, or concerning the lack of remedies in
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At Springfield Road, Mrs Murray gave her name but refused to answer any other questions and she also declined to be photographed or to submit to an examination by a medical orderly. She sat through two short interviews and was also photographed without her knowledge or consent. She was released after
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The Court dismissed Mrs Murray's claims against her arrest and detention under 5(1)(c); dismissed her contention that she had not been informed promptly of the reasons for the arrest and of any charge (5(2)). Since there had been no violation of 5(1) or 5(2) in the Court's opinion there could be no
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At the hearing the Court gave significant weight to the need for a democratic society to protect itself against the threat of organised terrorism and to the problems involved in the arrest and detention of persons suspected of terrorist-linked offences.
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The Court's decisions were by majority – 14–4 in regard of Article 5(1), 13–5 in regard of Article 5(2), 13–5 in regard of Article 5(5), 15–3 in regard of Article 8, and unanimous in regard of Article 13.
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The case was referred to the Court on 7 April 1993 from an application lodged on 28 September 1988 relating to events occurring in 1982. The case was heard in the Human Rights Building,
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The applicants were six Irish citizens, all members of the same family: Margaret Murray, Thomas Murray, Mark Murray, Allana Murray, Michaela Murray and Rosena Murray.
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The Murrays applied to the ECHR, as previously noted, in 1988. Mrs Murray stating that her arrest and detention were a violation of
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On the morning of 26 July, Margaret Murray was taken into custody by the Army on suspicion of fund-raising for the
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1978, her suspected offences were contained with section 21 of the act and also section 10 of the
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two hours without being charged; the "screening proforma" record form did not list any offence.
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screening centre. The style and procedure of her arrest was under section 14 of the
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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domestic law. The case went to a public hearing on 24 January 1994.
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In June 1982 two brothers of Margaret Murray were convicted in the
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European Court of Human Rights cases involving the United Kingdom
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in connection with her brothers' activities and taken to the
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and that the photograph and record taking was in breach of
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On 9 February 1984 Mrs Murray brought an action before the
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that no effective remedies existed under domestic law.
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Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976
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Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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Index

John Murray v United Kingdom
European Court of Human Rights
United Kingdom
terrorism
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Strasbourg
United States
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Belfast
Provisional IRA
Springfield Road
Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act
Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976
High Court
Ministry of Defence
false imprisonment
torts
fishing expedition
Court of Appeal
House of Lords
Article 5 (paragraphs 1, 2 and 5)
Article 8
Article 13
ECHR judgment
Categories
Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights cases involving the United Kingdom
1994 in United Kingdom case law

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