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Litigation

Re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Northern Ireland)

UK House of Lords Finalised Northern Ireland Intervenor

This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicant before the Court of Appeal, concerned the ability of the NIHRC to intervene as a third party.

John Murray v United Kingdom (1996)

European Court of Human Rights UK House of Lords Finalised Article 6 Intervenor

This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicant in the European Court of Human Rights, concerned the legality of allowing negative inferences to be drawn from a suspect exercising their right to silence.

McCann and Others v UK (1995)

European Court of Human Rights Finalised Northern Ireland Surveillance Article 2 Intervenor

This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicants before the European Court of Human Rights, concerned the legality of the killing of three members of the Provisional IRA by British Special Forces and the state's investigatory obligations under Article 2 of the Convention.