Case of European Court of Human Rights, August 22, 2006 (case CASE OF BARROW v. THE UNITED KINGDOM)

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Case of European Court of Human Rights, August 22, 2006 (case CASE OF BARROW v. THE UNITED KINGDOM)

FOURTH SECTION

CASE OF BARROW v. THE UNITED KINGDOM

(Application no. 42735/02)

JUDGMENT

STRASBOURG

22 August 2006

FINAL

22/11/2006

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

In the case of Barrow v. the United Kingdom,

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

Mr J. Casadevall, President,

Sir Nicolas Bratza,

Mr G. Bonello,

Mr M. Pellonpää,

Mr K. Traja,

Mr S. Pavlovschi,

Mr J. 'ikuta, judges,

and Mr T.L. Early, Section Registrar,

Having deliberated in private on 27 April 2004 and 11 July 2006,

Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on the last-mentioned date:

PROCEDURE

1.  The case originated in an application (no. 42735/02) against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('the Convention') by a British national, Mrs Joyce Barrow ('the applicant'), on 22 November 2002.

2.  The United Kingdom Government ('the Government') were represented by their Agent, Mr D. Walton of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.

3.  The applicant alleged that as a woman she was unable to receive invalidity benefit after the age of 60, whereas a man could receive such benefit until the age of 65...

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