Ireland (McDowell) to contest data retention law at EU Court

damien

http://euobserver.com/?aid=20548&rk=1

The MEP Eva-Britt Svensson from the GUE / Nordic Left group indicated that a possible way to go would be to take the matter before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

But a spokesperson for the France-based Council of Europe, the 46 member state political watchdog which guards the European Convention on Human Rights, reminded MEPs that only victims who suffer the consequences of a decision can take a case to the council, and not political groups or organisations who are against a political decision.

Time Magazine

Aye. It's a legal requirement, you can only bring a case if you can show it personally affects you.

I suppose, actually, it's better because it forces "us" to choose someone who has had their privacy unfairly infringed and then every Tom, Dick and Harry can offer support for them - and make it a precedent case.

mneylon

Would a business be precluded from attempting to establish locus standi?

Tom Young

damien.m wrote:

http://euobserver.com/?aid=20548&rk=1

*Told you so*