Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage.
I remind the House that it is an extremely expensive undertaking to get a case as far as Strasbourg, where there is always the possibility one may lose and that costs may be awarded against one in the domestic courts. The latter happened to me in the High Court, although the decision was reversed by the Supreme Court as it was determined to be a matter of constitutional importance. There is always this aspect of expense.
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