View source for R (Black) v SSJ (2009) UKHL 1

''The decision on whether to release a determinate sentence prisoner at his parole eligibility date (the half-way point of a long-term [[Criminal Justice Act 1991]] prisoner) did not engage [[Article 5]] as the decision was merely the administrative implementation of the sentence of the court.''

==ICLR report==
{{ICLR|R (Black) v SSJ (2009) UKHL 1}}

==Other==
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Carswell, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood

Appellant: David Pannick QC, Parishil Patel (Instructed by Treasury Solicitors)

Respondent: Tim Owen QC, Hugh Southey (Instructed by Bhatt Murphy)

Hearing dates: 21 and 22 October 2008

Decision: 21 January 2009

==External link==
{{#bailii:[2009] UKHL 1}}

[http://www.lawreports.co.uk/WLRD/2009/HLPC/Jan.0.3.html ICLR report] - [2009] WLR (D) 19


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