Pearse Jordan (12 December 1969 – 25 November 1992) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer killed by a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer.[1] In 2001 the European Court of Human Rights ordered the British Government to pay fines to the families of several IRA men, including Jordan's, after holding that the men's human rights were violated by flawed inquest procedures.[2][3] Following this judgement, British law regarding inquests was changed.[2]
- ^ European Court of Human Rights. 4 May 2001. "Case of Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom". Judgment. [1] paragraphs 12, 13, 14, 17 and 110. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ^ a b BBC News. 8 March 2002. "Policeman given inquest summons". [2]. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ^ Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights. "Press release issued by the Registrar: Judgments in the Cases of Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom, McKerr v. the United Kingdom, Kelly and Others v. the United Kingdom and Shanaghan v. the United Kingdom". "JUDGMENTS IN THE CASES OF HUGH JORDAN, McKERR, KELLY AND OTHERS, SHANAGHAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM". Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2010.. Retrieved 14 March 2007.