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CASE OF SUNDAY TIMES AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM (N° 2)

Doc ref: 13166/87 • ECHR ID: 001-55526

Document date: May 15, 1992

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CASE OF SUNDAY TIMES AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM (N° 2)

Doc ref: 13166/87 • ECHR ID: 001-55526

Document date: May 15, 1992

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The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 54

(art. 54) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights

and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the

Convention"),

Having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Human

Rights in the case of the Sunday Times against the United Kingdom

(No. 2) delivered on 26 November 1991 and transmitted the same

day to the Committee of Ministers;

Recalling that the case originated in an application against

the United Kingdom lodged with the European Commission of Human

Rights on 31 July 1987 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the

Convention by Times Newspapers Ltd., a company incorporated in

England and Mr Andrew Neil, a British national, who complained

that interlocutory injunctions restrained them between July 1987

and October 1988 from publishing details of unauthorised memoirs

alleging unlawful conduct by the security service and information

obtained from their author, a former employee of the service;

Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the

Commission on 12 October 1990 and by the Government of the United

Kingdom on 23 November 1990;

Whereas in its judgment of 26 November 1991 the Court

unanimously:

- held that there had been a violation of Article 10

(art. 10) of the Convention;

- held that there had been no violation of Article 13 or

of Article 14 taken in conjunction with Article 10

(art. 13+10, art. 14+10);

- held that the United Kingdom was to pay, within three

months, to the applicants jointly the sum of 100 000

pounds sterling, together with any value added tax

that may be chargeable, for costs and expenses;

- dismissed the remainder of the claim for just

satisfaction;

Having regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of

Ministers concerning the application of Article 54 (art. 54) of

the Convention;

Having invited the Government of the United Kingdom to

inform it of the measures which had been taken in consequence of

the judgment of 26 November 1991, having regard to its obligation

under Article 53 (art. 53) of the Convention to abide by it;

Having satisfied itself that the Government of the United

Kingdom has paid the applicants on 18 December 1991 the sum

provided for in the judgment of 26 November 1991,

Declares that it has exercised its functions under

Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention in this case.

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