Kettling ruling due from European court of human rights – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2012 in demonstrations, human rights, news, police, public order, restraint by sally

“The police power to contain large numbers of people at protests, the tactic known as kettling, could be called into question on Thursday by a ruling at the European court of human rights.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2012

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Attorney General: speech at City University on human trafficking – Attorney General’s Office

“Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP: The role of UK law as a model for combating human trafficking and slavery. Lecture to the City Law School, London.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 13th March 2012

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Rights Gone Wrong? – BBC Two

Posted March 14th, 2012 in human rights, news by sally

“Anger over votes for prisoners and the release of Abu Qatada shows just what a toxic issue human rights law has become. In this provocative film, Andrew Neil travels to Europe and across Britain to find out why Britain follows these laws and asks can anything be done to restore our faith in them?”

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BBC Two, 14th March 2012

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Strasbourg rules on anti-gay speech for the first time – UK Human Rights Blog

“‘Will both teacher and pupils simply become the next victims of the tyranny of tolerance, heretics, whose dissent from state-imposed orthodoxy must be crushed at all costs?’, asked Cardinal O’Brien in his controversial Telegraph article on gay-marriage. He was suggesting that changing the law to allow gay marriage would affect education as it would preclude a teacher from telling pupils that marriage can only mean a heterosexual union. He later insinuated that the change might lead to students being given material such as an ‘explicit manual of homosexual advocacy entitled The Little Black Book: Queer in the 21st Century.'”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th March 2012

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The European court of human rights needs these British reforms – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2012 in constitutional reform, courts, human rights, news by sally

“The Strasbourg court is in a mess. It doesn’t help human rights to damn our eminently sensible reforms as reactionary.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2012

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No “near miss” principle in immigration cases, despite Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 14th, 2012 in appeals, human rights, immigration, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no ‘near miss’ principle in the application of the Immigration Rules. People who miss the five years’ continuous residence requirement – even if by two weeks – will not have met the rules. There is no exception.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2012

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Outcry over UK plans to charge European court of human rights claimants – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2012 in courts, fees, human rights, news by sally

“Proposals to charge claimants for taking their cases to the European court of human rights (ECHR) have triggered an international row over the United Kingdom’s programme for reforming the Strasbourg court.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2012

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European Court of Human Rights ‘not interfering in UK’ – BBC News

Posted March 13th, 2012 in constitutional reform, courts, human rights, news by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights is not ‘interfering’ with the justice system in the UK, its president says.”

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BBC News, 13th March 2012

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Future of human rights court must not be decided by shadowy late night deals – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 13th, 2012 in courts, human rights, news, treaties by sally

“It’s a busy week for the debate on human rights reform. Today at 2:15pm, the Joint Committee on Human Rights will question the UK judge and current President of the European Court of Human Rights, Sir Nicholas Bratza. Sir Nicholas returns to the UK in a hailstorm of UK reporting – accurate and inaccurate – on the perceived failings of the Strasbourg Court and its judges.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th March 2012

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Abu Qatada barrister could become Britain’s next European human rights judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2012 in barristers, human rights, judges, news, terrorism by sally

“A barrister likely to become Britain’s next judge at the controversial European Court of Human Rights has defended the radical cleric Abu Qatada on several occasions. ”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012

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Miah and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2012 in human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Miah and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 261; [2012] WLR (D) 68

“There was no ‘near-miss’ principle in relation to immigration policy such that there was no presumption that those falling just outside the policy should be treated as though they were within it or given special consideration for that reason.”

WLR Daily, 7th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government – Daily Telegraph

“Christians do not have a right to wear a cross or crucifix openly at work, the Government is to argue in a landmark court case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012

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‘War criminal’ Joseph Lissa wins right to stay in Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2012 in asylum, children, deportation, human rights, news, war crimes by sally

“A man branded a war criminal by a judge has been allowed to stay in Britain because of his human rights.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2012

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Law, politics, and the draft Brighton Declaration – UK Human Rights Blog

“Although not a ‘supreme law bill of rights’, the Human Rights Act 1998 is a significant constraint upon the political-legislative process. In this post, I argue that the extent of that constraint would likely diminish were the draft Brighton Declaration implemented in its present form.”

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UK  Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2012

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2 men and 1 women on shortlist for UK’s next judge at human rights court – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2012 in human rights, judiciary, news by tracey

“The UK’s next judge on the European court of human rights (ECtHR) will be elected from a shortlist of candidates including a prominent human rights lawyer, a commercial barrister and a Strasbourg veteran.”

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The Guardian, 8th March 2012

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Conscientious objection in the armed forces – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

“After the end of national service in the early 1960s, the creation of a volunteer armed forces led to the issue of conscientious objection in Britain being largely relegated to the annals of history. However, a freedom of information request by The Independent revealed that since 1999 there have been 21 applications from members of the armed forces for discharge on the grounds of conscientious objection.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th March 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Human Rights Review 2012 – Equality and Human Rights Commission

Posted March 6th, 2012 in elderly, human rights, news, reports, victims by sally

“The Commission today publishes a landmark review of how well public authorities deliver human rights protection and promotion in England and Wales. It is the second report in the ‘How Fair is Britain?’ series.”

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Equality and Human Rights Commission, 5th March 2012

Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com

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Who should have the final word on human rights? – Dr Ed Bates – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 6th, 2012 in admissibility, constitutional reform, courts, human rights, news by sally

“Much of the criticism directed toward the European Court of Human Rights over the last year or so, in this country at least, has been that it is too ready to overrule decisions made by the competent United Kingdom national authorities. It is said that British courts have already addressed the relevant human rights arguments under the Human Rights Act, so it is quite wrong that Strasbourg should now ‘overrule’ them.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th March 2012

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Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights: Taxation – 11 KBW

Posted March 6th, 2012 in human rights, news, taxation by sally

“Article 1 of Protocol 1 (A1P1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the Convention’) states that:

Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law. The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.”

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11 KBW, 2nd March 2012

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UK bill of rights commission should open up – The Guardian

Posted March 6th, 2012 in constitutional reform, human rights, news by sally

“Things have been quiet recently on the commission on a bill of rights front, with media attention focused on the upcoming Brighton conference on European court of human rights reform and the growing controversy over the justice and security green paper. But this important commission only has 10 months left to publish its report, and it should be courting public attention, not avoiding it.”

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The Guardian, 5th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk