‘An article by Home Secretary Amber Rudd on the Prevent strategy, published in the Sun.’
Home Office, 10th August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Rosalind English talks to Marina Wheeler QC about how the civil courts are approaching radicalisation, the practical problems of introducing the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act, and the role of the family courts in protecting children under the “Prevent” strategy.’
Law Pod UK, 8th August 2017
Source: audioboom.com
‘Families of those killed in the IRA’s Birmingham pub bombings are crowdfunding a High Court challenge to try to overturn a coroner’s ban on naming the suspect bombers.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In the wake of the London and Manchester attacks, the government’s counter-terrorism strategy is increasingly in the news and under scrutiny. Radicalisation is a difficult concept to map on to a system like ours, which separates the definition of criminal behaviour and punishment from civil sanctions. In this week’s podcast, Marina Wheeler discusses some of the ways the law is trying to cope (Law Pod UK Episode 8, available on Monday 7 August). She and others from 1 Crown Office Row will be discussing this and related issues at a seminar on Monday 11 September. You will find full details at the end of this post.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The High Court has thrown out a number of challenges to the government’s efforts to prevent extremism on university platforms.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Three would-be jihadists who dubbed themselves the Three Musketeers have been jailed for life for plotting an attack on a police or military target.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers involved in the reopened Birmingham pub bombings inquest are considering requesting the same to happen over IRA blasts in Guildford.’
BBC News, 4th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men who dubbed themselves the Three Musketeers have been found guilty of plotting a terror attack on a police or military target in the UK.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of sharing terrorist propaganda via WhatsApp and YouTube.’
BBC News, 31st July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 150 suspected jihadists and criminals have been stripped of their citizenship and banned from returning to the UK, it has been reported.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Authorities failed to stop the radicalisation of two teenage boys who were killed while fighting for al-Qaeda in Syria despite monitoring them for years, an investigation has found.’
The Independent, 27th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Attorney General discusses the importance of evidence gathering in Syria and Iraq to enable domestic prosecutions.’
Attorney General’s Office, 17th july 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
’19 terror-related offences will be added to Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to keep families and communities safe.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The first of 3 separation centres opens at HMP Frankland, forming part of the wider government strategy to tackle extremists in prisons.’
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘More than 100 people in the UK have been convicted of terrorism offences related to Syria and Iraq since 2014, research by the BBC has revealed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager who plotted to bomb an Elton John concert on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The international director of the campaign group Cage has pleaded not guilty to a terror offence after refusing to give police the passcode to his mobile phone at Heathrow airport last year.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of suspected far-right extremists referred to the Government’s key anti-terror programme soared by 30 per cent in the past year, The Independent has learnt.’
The Independent, 19th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Theresa May and Keir Starmer disagree about whether human rights impede effective counterterrorism. Both bring experience at the coalface of this field, May as former Home Secretary, and Starmer as former DPP responsible for the prosecution of terrorist cases. Who is right? There is no point in pretending that human rights do not present legal constraints on counterterrorism powers. Nevertheless, the constraints that do exist are certainly not as restrictive as rights opponents would like us to believe. Moreover, it is crucial to distinguish between legal constraints, and the notion that these constraints constitute practical impediments on the effective prevention and punishment of terrorism. The debate is full of confusion between the two. This post will deal only with the first question of legal constraints, as the second is a matter of empirical proof. Before we can proceed with the normative project of changing human rights protections, a process that has far wider implications for human rights in general and our liberal democratic culture, any government has to provide persuasive evidence that human rights do in fact stand in the way of security. The present government, for as long as it lasts, would also need to dispose of the charge that a 13 % reduction in police numbers over the last six years is less significant in the fight against terror, than the human rights constraints that guide police action.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th June 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The prime minister’s kneejerk proposal to rip up laws to fight the growing terrorist threat is a dangerous distraction.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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