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European Court of Justice: Regina v. Henn and Darby; prohibition on importation of...
Catalogue reference: FCO 52/251
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This record is about the European Court of Justice: Regina v. Henn and Darby; prohibition on importation of... dating from 1979 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31 in the series Commonwealth Office: Legal Executive Branch and Foreign and Commonwealth Office,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FCO 52/251
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1979 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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European Court of Justice: Regina v. Henn and Darby; prohibition on importation of indecent or obscene articles justified on grounds of public policy or public morality
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- LGJ 375/34 PART D
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Legal
- Sex and gender
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