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ECHR-UK: Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court

01 January 2010

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Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court (BBC News, link) Terrorism Act 2000 Section 44: "Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled." and Full-text of judgment (pdf).

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