“The government must suspend the ‘immature and unwise’ eviction of 400 Travellers from Essex green belt and seek a peaceful solution, the UN and a European human rights group said.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior UN official has warned the government that cuts to legal aid and changes to lawyers’ fees will prevent claims, such as those in the Trafigura case, being brought against multinational businesses.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has been accused of betraying Britain’s 200-year history in the fight against slavery and of isolating itself on the world stage after refusing to back an international convention protecting domestic workers from exploitation.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In the midst of rapid developments at the diplomatic and military level concerning the Gaddafi regime, it is important to remember that Libya is no stranger to UN sanctions or bombing by NATO member state warplanes.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“International lawyers analyse the government’s statement.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Forsyth; Regina v Mabey [2011] UKSC 9; [2011] WLR (D) 52
“The power under section 1(1) of the United Nations Act 1946 to create a criminal offence by Order in Council so as to enforce a United Nations Security Council Resolution was not restricted to use at or about the same time as when the Resolution had been passed.”
WLR Daily, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v F and M [2010] EWCA Crim 2437; [2010] WLR (D) 276
“An Order in Council, made pursuant to s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 to give effect to a United Nations Security Council Resolution, could include the creation of a serious criminal offence for a breach of the Order, even though there was a substantial delay between the adoption of the Resolution and the creation of the offence.”
WLR Daily, 3rd November 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.
“The government is making it too expensive for campaigners to take environmental planning battles through UK courts, a UN tribunal has warned.”
The Guardian, 27th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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
Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
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