"Lord Slynn had been connected with Buckingham for some considerable time and his wife taught French here for many years


 
 

Lord Slynn of Hadley 
1930-2009 

 
Lord Slynn had been connected with Buckingham for some considerable 
time and his wife taught French here for many years. He was the 
Chairman of our Advisory Board for the Denning Law Journal and was 
awarded an Honorary Degree in 1982. Lord Slynn was a champion of 
human rights and liberty. He led the legal campaign for the Iranian 
Resistance which eventually led to the removal of the People's 
Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) from the British and EU 
blacklists. The Denning Law Journal in 2008 published an article on 
proscription orders by the Chair of the Bar Human Rights Group in 
which Lord Slynn's contribution was noted in some detail. He was a 
staunch believer that the law should not intervene in matters of morality 
and thus dissented in the House of Lords in the case of Brown, a case of 
considerable interest to students of criminal law as it raised the issue of 
whether consent could be a defence to assault in the course of sexual 
matters. Lord Slynn generously hosted the relaunch of the Denning Law 
Journal in 2006 at the House of Lords. He was a man of great warmth 
and charm and was greatly loved by his wife, Odile, and all his family 
and friends. 
Lord Slynn is pictured with the Editor of the Denning Law Journal, 
Susan Edwards and the publisher, Christopher Woodhead at the party to 
celebrate the re-launch of the journal at the House of Lords in February 
2007 


	Lord Slynn of Hadley