Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 130 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2012] UKSC 25
Court: Supreme Court
Judge:

Lord Hope DP, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Judge, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Brown SCJJ
Representation Alun Jones QC and John Jones (instructed by Wainwright & Cummins LLP) for HH.
  Matthew Ryder QC, Steven Powles and Michelle Butler (instructed by Wainwright & Cummins LLP) for PH.
  Edward Fitzgerald QC and Ben Cooper (instructed by GT Stewart Solicitors) for F-K.
  David Perry QC and Ben Lloyd (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the judicial authorities.
  Hugo Keith QC and Caoilfhionn Gallagher (instructed by Maxwell Gillott Solicitors) for the children in the first case, intervening parties by the Official Solicitor, their litigation friend.
  Alex Bailin QC, Mark Summers and Aaron Watkins (instructed by Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP) for JUSTICE as intervening party.
  Manjit Gill QC and James Dixon (instructed by Coram Children's Legal Centre) for the Coram Children's Legal Centre as intervening party.
Judgment Dates: 20 June 2012

Catchwords

Extradition - Extradition hearing - European arrest warrant - Defendants' extradition sought by relevant judicial authority pursuant to European arrest warrant - Defendants having young children - Judge ordering appellants' extradition - Administrative Court upholding determination of judge - Defendants appealing - Whether sufficient consideration given to the interests of the children - European Convention on Human Rights, art 8.

The Case

Extradition Extradition hearing. The Supreme Court considered the application of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to the rights of children, where a European arrest warrant seeking the extradition of one or more parent had been issued. Consideration was given to Norris v Government of the United States of America (No 2) and ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department .

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