Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Act 2010
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Act 2010 published
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Category: terrorism
Asset-freezing terror Bill rushed through Commons – BBC News
“Emergency legislation has been rushed through the House of Commons that will allow the assets of suspected terrorists to be frozen.”
BBC News, 9th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review of control orders report published – Home Office
“Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has published his fifth annual report on the operation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.”
Home office, 1st February 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Lord Carlile’s ‘credibility’ as terror watchdog questioned by MP – The Guardian
“The chair of an influential committee of parliamentarians has questioned the independence of the official counter-terrorism watchdog, Lord Carlile, and suggested his term of office should come to an end.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police unit formed to take down websites suspected of breaking terror laws – OUT-LAW.com
“A police unit has been created to force the take-down of web pages which break the UK’s terrorism laws. The Government has set up a web page through which the public can tell the police about pages that they think are illegal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Lord Carlile finds ‘no alternative’ to control orders for terrorism suspects – The Guardian
“Abandoning the controversial system of control orders for terrorism suspects could damage UK security, Lord Carlile, the government’s official counter-terrorism watchdog, concluded today.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others – WLR Daily
In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others [2010] UKSC 1; [2010] WLR (D) 13
“Where individuals challenged freezing orders made against them under the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 and the Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 the general public interest in publishing a full report of the proceedings in which they were named justified curtailing their right to respect for their private and family lives.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Ahmed and others v HM Treasury (JUSTICE intervening); al-Ghabra v Same; R (Youssef) v Same – WLR Daily
Ahmed and others v HM Treasury (JUSTICE intervening); al-Ghabra v Same; R (Youssef) v Same
“In introducing a test of reasonable suspicion that a person was involved in terrorism as the basis for making an asset-freezing order against him under the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 the Treasury exceeded its powers under the enabling provisions of s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Britain ‘complicit in mistreatment and possible torture’ says UN – The Guardian
“United Nations human rights investigators have concluded that the British government has been complicit in the mistreatment and possible torture of several of its own citizens during the ‘war on terror’.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Balancing security and rights – The Guardian
“Full-body scanners may be a valuable addition to airport security, but profiling is likely to prove unjustified and ineffective.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New support for victims of terrorism overseas – Ministry of Justice
“Victims of terrorist atrocities abroad will now be able to claim compensation under a new scheme announced today by Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice,18th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Terror compensation scheme unveiled for victims abroad – BBC News
“A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad has been announced by the government.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Government backs Islamists in battle to remove their names from terror blacklist – Daily Telegraph
“The Government is secretly supporting an attempt by UK-based Islamists to have their names removed from an international terror blacklist.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Compensation for British victims of overseas terror attacks – The Guardian
“The government has agreed to provide financial help for British victims of terrorist attacks overseas, nearly five years after Tony Blair first promised action.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
West Yorkshire nail bomb maker jailed for 11 years – BBC News
“A man who admitted making nail bombs at his West Yorkshire home has been jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 15th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court – BBC News
“Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”
BBC News, 12th Janaury 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Extremist Islamist groups to be banned under new terror laws – The Guardian
“The Islamist group Islam4UK, which planned a march through Wootton Bassett, and its ‘parent’ organisation, al-Muhajiroun, are to be banned under new legislation outlawing the ‘glorification’ of terrorism.”
The Guardian, 11th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human rights gagged MI5 over Abdulmutallab – The Times
“MI5 failed to alert America to intelligence highlighting the extremist links of the Detroit plane bomber because of concerns about breaching his human rights and privacy.”
The Times, 10th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ministers in U-turn over torture documents for Guantanamo Briton – The Independent
“Ministers have agreed to the release of secret documents that could prove MI5 agents were present during the torture of a British resident held by the US government for eight years.”
The Independent, 21st December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police ‘should have reason to stop pictures being taken’ – The Independent
“Police officers should not use counter-terrorism laws to stop people taking photographs in public, a senior officer insisted yesterday.”
The Independent, 15th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
