Quark Fishing Limited v. United Kingdom

Abstract

Human rights — Scope and application of human rights treaties — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, and First Protocol — Application to overseas territories of a State Party — Article 56 of the Convention and Article 4 of the First Protocol — Declaration by State Party extending the Convention and Protocol to overseas territory a prerequisite for their application there — South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — United Kingdom making declaration extending the Convention but not the First Protocol — Effect that Protocol not applicable

Treaties — Interpretation — Effectiveness — Limits to power of court — Court not permitted to use power of interpretation to remove provisions from Convention — European Convention on Human Rights