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. The right to freedom of assembly and association is…

An absolute right correct incorrect

A limited right correct incorrect

A qualified right correct incorrect

A social right correct incorrect

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. What is the difference between the protection of assembly and association under article 11 of the ECHR and protection under the ICCPR?

The ICCPR treats assembly and association as an absolute right, whereas these are qualified under article 11 correct incorrect

Article 11 includes both assembly and association whereas the ICCPR treats these two areas as two separate rights correct incorrect

The ICCPR does not include trade unions, whereas article 11 explicitly does correct incorrect

The ICCPR does not cover these rights; they are covered under the ICESCR correct incorrect

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. In which case did the European Court of Human Rights find that the state had a positive obligation to protect peaceful assembly by preventing violence against demonstrators?

Plattform 'Arzte fur das Leben' v Austria (1988) correct incorrect

Appleby v UK (2003) correct incorrect

Ollinger v Austria (2006) correct incorrect

Cisse v France (2002) correct incorrect

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. Freedom of association guarantees…

The rights of persons to come together and form an association which includes spending time in others' company correct incorrect

All professional associations fall under article 11(1) correct incorrect

The rights of persons to come together and form an association. It also includes the right not to be part of an association and not to be penalised for not joining correct incorrect

The rights of persons to come together and form an association. It does not include the right not to be part of an association correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following is not included in the protection of trade unions under article 11(1)?:

The absolute right to strike correct incorrect

The right to form a trade union and join a trade union of one's choice correct incorrect

The right not to join a trade union correct incorrect

The freedom to choose its own members correct incorrect

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. Which of the cases below decided that although a state may impose penalties following a demonstration, the penalties must not be disproportionate?

Le Compte, Van Leuven and De Meyere v Belgium (1981) correct incorrect

Young, James and Webster v UK (1981) correct incorrect

Ezelin v France (1991) correct incorrect

Christians against racism and fascism v UK (1980) correct incorrect

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. In Refah Partisi v Turkey (2001), the state dissolved the applicant political party that was a part of the coalition government on the grounds that it threatened the state. The European Court of Human Rights found this action by the state…

Was disproportionate because political parties that question the state have a right to do so by peaceful means correct incorrect

Was proportionate because political parties cannot have policies which present an imminent risk to democracy correct incorrect

Was disproportionate because political parties should always be protected under article 11 correct incorrect

Was proportionate because the state has a wide margin of appreciation with regard to political parties correct incorrect

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. In which UK case did the House of Lords (now the Supreme Court) find that the stopping, searching and return of coaches on their way to an anti-war demonstration was disproportionate under article 11?

Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2009) correct incorrect

Kay v Commissioner of police of Metropolis (2008) correct incorrect

R v Howell (1981) correct incorrect

R (on the application of Laporte) v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary (2006) correct incorrect