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#WithoutPrejudice podcast 18: Legal education – Human Rights left wing twaddle? – Assange extradition – Charon QC

Posted February 3rd, 2012 in extradition, human rights, legal education, podcasts by sally

“Our guests tonight are resident panelist Carl Gardner, Professor Gary Slapper Director of New York University in London and former ‘left wing’ Tory MP Jerry Hayes, a practising barrister specialising in the more serious criminal cases.”

Charon QC, 3rd February 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Julian Assange enters final stage of extradition battle – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2012 in appeals, extradition, news, rape, sexual offences, Supreme Court, warrants by sally

“Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is to enter the final stage of his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sex crime allegations.”

The Guardian, 1st February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judges try to speed up Gary McKinnon extradition case – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 27th, 2012 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news by tracey

“Two judges attempted to speed matters up by listing it for a hearing in July. They acted after hearing that the Home Secretary is ‘considering afresh’ whether Asperger’s sufferer McKinnon should be extradited to the US to face trial for hacking into top secret US military computers in 2002.”

Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Extradited paedophile jailed – The Independent

Posted January 23rd, 2012 in extradition, indecent photographs of children, news by sally

“A paedophile who was the first person extradited from China to the UK after he skipped bail on a false passport was finally jailed for seven years and eight months today (20 January).”

The Independent, 20th January 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Extradition of murder accused to US not breach of human rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 20th, 2012 in extradition, human rights, murder, news by tracey

“The European Court of Human Rights has found that there would be no breach of Article 3 ECHR (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) in extraditing two men accused of murder to the US.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 19th January 2012

Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com

Everything’s free in America (copyrighted material not included) – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 19th, 2012 in copyright, extradition, human rights, news by sally

“It seems appropriate, on the day when Wikipedia shut down for 24 hours to protest against US anti-piracy legislation, to talk about piracy (in the copyright sense) and what role human rights law has to play in the perpetual battle against it.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 18th January 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Overuse of pre-trial detention keeps thousands in EU jails, report finds – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2012 in detention, EC law, extradition, news, warrants by sally

“Thousands of people who have not been convicted of any crime are being held for months, or even years, because of the failure of pre-trial detention rules in the European Union, according to a survey.”

The Guardian, 13th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK businessman loses extradition fight over Iran arms sales charges – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2012 in conspiracy, customs and excise, extradition, news, weapons by sally

“A retired British businessman has lost his appeal against extradition to the US to stand trial for allegedly plotting to export missile components to Iran.”

The Guardian, 13th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Babar Ahmad ruling is a victory for freedom of expression – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2012 in BBC, extradition, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

“The justice secretary certainly acted unlawfully in refusing to allow the BBC to interview Babar Ahmad, a British prisoner wanted in the US on terrorism charges, as the high court has found. But once the judgment came out, Ken Clarke showed none of the stubbornness associated with previous prisons ministers, telling the court that he would not be seeking to appeal.”

The Guardian, 12th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge says extradition from US quicker than from UK – BBC News

Posted December 20th, 2011 in evidence, extradition, human rights, news, reports, treaties by tracey

“UK-US extradition often works quicker from the US to the UK than vice versa, says the former judge who reviewed the controversial treaty. Sir Scott Baker says there is not a ’tissue paper’ between the way the treaty works in both countries. He told MPs there were human rights issues affecting the extradition of alleged hacker Gary McKinnon.”

BBC News, 20th December 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Julian Assange can appeal against extradition, supreme court rules – The Guardian

Posted December 16th, 2011 in appeals, extradition, news, sexual offences, Supreme Court by tracey

“The highest court in the land has granted permission for Julian Assange to appeal against his extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.”

The Guardian, 16th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Let us show terror detainee’s face on BBC, lawyers plead – The Independent

Posted December 12th, 2011 in detention, extradition, media, news, terrorism by sally

“Lawyers for a prisoner who has been detained for more than seven years without trial have made a plea in the High Court for BBC television to be allowed to show the world his ‘prematurely aged’ face.”

The Independent, 10th December 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

US-UK Extradition: The law explained – BBC News

Posted December 6th, 2011 in evidence, extradition, news, treaties by sally

“Extradition between the United States and the UK is set out in a 2003 Treaty, which later became part of domestic law in both countries.”

BBC News, 5th December 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gary McKinnon gets MPs’ backing in extradition debate – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2011 in computer crime, extradition, news, parliament, treaties by sally

“MPs have urged the government to improve safeguards for British citizens wanted by authorities overseas by reforming extradition laws, indicating the strength of political feeling in support of Gary McKinnon, who has been battling for six years against a US extradition bid to face hacking charges.”

The Guardian, 6th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court go-ahead for Julian Assange – The Independent

Posted December 5th, 2011 in appeals, extradition, news, sexual offences by sally

“The High Court paved the way today for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to pursue his case against extradition to Sweden in the Supreme Court.”

The Independent, 5th December 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Extradition – a lawyer’s view – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2011 in extradition, news by sally

“As the House of Commons today holds a historic debate on the UK-US extradition treaty, leading barrister Alun Jones QC warns of an imbalance.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Extradition row: Give British judges final say on where cases should be tried – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2011 in choice of forum, extradition, news by sally

“British judges should be given the power to decide where cases should be tried to avoid drawn-out extradition rows, according to legal experts.”

Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Julian Assange seeks to take legal fight to highest UK court – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2011 in appeals, extradition, news, sexual offences by sally

“WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange will make one further attempt to avert extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes, when he asks judges on Monday to refer his case to Britain’s highest court.”

The Guardian, 5th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Courts should be allowed to turn down US extradition requests, MPs say – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 25th, 2011 in extradition, news by sally

“Courts should be able to use their discretion to refuse extradition requests from the United States and European countries, MPs have been told.”

Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Student who ran TV website in extradition battle with US – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2011 in copyright, extradition, internet, media, news by sally

“Extraditing a British student to the United States over allegations of copyright infringement would be disproportionate and a breach of his human rights, his lawyer said yesterday.”

The Independent, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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