Rescued by the Law He Despises ; Human Rights Act Is Used to Claim Prince's Civil Marriage Is Legal (but Experts Aren't Convinced)
Daily Mail › February 24, 2005
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PRINCE Charles is to rely on European human rights law to ensure the legality of his marriage.
His intention to have a civil wedding is legally 'beyond doubt' because of new human rights rules, Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer said yesterday in an emergency statement.See the full content of this document
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Rescued by the Law He Despises ; Human Rights Act Is Used to Claim Prince's Civil Marriage Is Legal (but Experts Aren't Convinced)
His view is actually a humiliation for the prince, who until now has been a vehement critic of the Government's Human Rights Act.
Three years ago he told ministers he regarded it as a threat to 'sane, civilised and ordered existence'.He wrote to the then Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine to make clear his views, ...See the full content of this document
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