Gypsies and Travellers in the United Kingdom and Security of Tenure
Gypsies and Travellers in the United Kingdom and Security of Tenure

Summary/Abstract: Gypsies and Travellers living in caravans on local authority-run sites in the United Kingdom (UK) do not yet enjoy security of tenure, despite the fact that in 2004 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) held in the case of Connors v The United Kingdom that the lack of security violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This paper explores the reasons why the UK Government has failed to implement the ECtHR’s judgment in Connors.

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