‘Conor Gearty unpicks the myths, illusions and downright lies that infect political engagement with human rights in Britain – and discussion of the Human Rights Act in particular.’
LSE Public Lecture, Recorded on 6 November 2014
Source: www.lse.ac.uk
‘Paula White, who made £3.6 million from selling illegal highs, which led to one man’s death, has been jailed for nine years.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government intends wholesale reform, but will it perpetuate a dark history of invasion of privacy or follow the US example, and end invasive surveillance?’
The Guardian, 5th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Last week the Queen revealed that the newly-elected government had delayed its promised proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act. If this signals a willingness to listen and reflect, rather than an opportunity to bring potential rebels into line, then so much the better. Let us keep talking.
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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Two men who served long sentences before their convictions were overturned have lost High Court actions in their fight for compensation.’
BBC News, 8th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Louise Aspinall stood trial charged with seven allegations of having sexual actvity with a child and was compared to sex-mad housewife Mrs Robinson.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The aunt and grandmother of a seven-year-old girl who died of a brain injury have been jailed for what a judge described as “just about the worst case of child cruelty it is possible to imagine”.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who smothered an elderly man at a care home has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In popular perception the Middle Ages was a time of lawlessness and cruelty. And to a degree, that characterisation holds true. Crusades abroad, ill-disciplined governance at home, England in the early thirteenth century was not exactly enlightened.’
The Independent, 7th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who had so many homemade fireworks he could have blown up his house has been given a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 75-year-old Pembrokeshire man who abused three children over a 15-year period has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s democratic liberties are the envy of the world. They are also precarious. We have no written constitution, and the unwritten traditions on which we rely instead are increasingly being called into question. Human rights, the monarchy, Europe, the sovereignty of Parliament, the formation of governments – are there any first principles on which we can agree? On the eve of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, Andy McSmith kicks off a week-long series on a subject of vital national importance’.’
The Independent, 7th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Saga of divorce battle takes extraordinary new twist as financial backers plan to sue her for breach of contract.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mark Duggan’s family, relatives of other black men killed in custody, and one of the UK’s most senior black lawyers have called for a public inquiry into policing in Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cosmetic procedure patients should be given a cooling-off period before going under the knife, according to the latest guidance by the General Medical Council (GMC).’
The Independent, 8th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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