Isle of Man birching test case result

Title

Isle of Man birching test case result

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 Apr 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:04:12

Description

Report on birching (a form of corporal punishment) on the Isle of Man. Jack Nivison - Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man - and pro-birching campaigner Mrs Peggy Irving comment on the European Court of Human Rights decision that the birching in 1972 of teenager Anthony Tyrer on the Isle of Man was degrading and therefore against the European Convention on Human Rights. Robert Crabb(?) reports from Strasbourg; (Australian or New Zealand?) male studio reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jack Nivison; Robert Crabb(?); Peggy Irving

Keywords

Human rights; Human rights violations; Government; Law enforcement; Law; Isle of Man; Great Britain; Children (age group); Penal sanctions; Corporal punishment; European Court of Human Rights; International law; Anthony Tyrer; European Convention on Human Rights

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