What is the purpose of an inquest?
Deaths in custody inquests have special status. The purposes of such inquests have particular requirements as they engage Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (as incorporated in the Human Rights Act 1998).
The leading legal judgement on what the purpose of an article 2 inquest is came after a ruling in the case of the racist murder of Zahid Mubarek in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. In R (Amin) v Home Secretary [2003] UKHL 51 Lord Bingham summarised the purposes of an inquest which engaged article 2 of the Human Rights Act:
“The purposes of such an investigation are clear:
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The leading legal judgement on what the purpose of an article 2 inquest is came after a ruling in the case of the racist murder of Zahid Mubarek in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. In R (Amin) v Home Secretary [2003] UKHL 51 Lord Bingham summarised the purposes of an inquest which engaged article 2 of the Human Rights Act:
“The purposes of such an investigation are clear:
- to ensure as far as possible that the full facts are brought to light;
- that culpable and discreditable conduct is exposed and brought to public notice;
- that suspicion of deliberate wrongdoing (if unjustified) is allayed;
- that dangerous practices and procedures are rectified;
- and that those who have lost their relative may at least have the satisfaction of knowing that lessons learned from his death may save the lives of others.”
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