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2002:

Law Reports: UK violates trade unionists' right to freedom of assembly - European Court of Human Rights - Wilson and Others v United Kingdom -...The use of financial incentives to induce employees to surrender their right to trade union representation for collective bargaining was a violation of the freedom of assembly and association, as guaranteed by article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. (Times [UK], 5 July 2002)

European court ruling victory for UK unions -... The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of a journalist and a group of dockworkers who were told they could not have pay rises unless they signed personal contracts accepting not to be represented by a trade union. (Mary Watkins, Financial Times, 2 July 2002)

• Union members win equal rights - Employers in the UK are unlawfully allowed to discriminate against workers who want to join a union, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. (BBC News, 2 July 2002)

• Unions win ruling in European Court of Human Rights (Trades Union Congress [UK], 2 July 2002)

{···español} Responsabilidad Empresarial, Derechos Humanos, Y Ambiente: Jurisprudencia Internacional De Derechos Humanos En Casos De Degradación Ambiental Empresarial [Presentado en Porto Alegre, Foro Social Mundial] (Romina Picolotti, fundadora y directora del Programa Acceso a la Justicia del Centro de Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente [CEDHA], enero 2002)

2001:

Heathrow residents in court win over night flights: Airports across Europe could be forced to reduce night flights after a landmark ruling on Tuesday that the UK government had violated the human rights of residents living near London's Heathrow airport. The government failed to strike a fair balance between the competing interests of the community - the economic benefits from night-time flights - and those of individuals, the European Court of Human Rights said. The level of noise allowed by UK regulations at Heathrow unfairly breached residents' rights to respect for their private and family life and home. (Jean Eaglesham and Mark Odell, Financial Times, 2 Oct. 2001) 

• Night flights ruling 'a farce' [UK]: A court ruling which could stop night flights to and from Heathrow airport has been condemned as "a farce" by the London Chamber of Commerce. Its spokesman, Peter Bishop, said the aviation industry was being discriminated against when it was most vulnerable. (BBC News, 2 Oct. 2001)

• Press release issued by the Registrar: Chamber judgment in the case of: Hatton and others v. The United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights, 2 Oct. 2001)

• Judgment: Case of Hatton and others v. The United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights, 2 Oct. 2001)