Five criminals to make life sentence appeal – BBC News
“Five of the UK’s most dangerous criminals are to appeal against their life sentences for murder and rape.”
BBC News, 10th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: human rights
Human rights violations in EU courts double in five years – The Guardian
“Greece, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania are the worst European Union countries at delivering justice through criminal trials, according to an independent survey of the union’s courts.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Human rights violations in Europe, broken down by country, article violated and judgment
Britain could become Belarus if it abandons human rights legislation, warns Attorney General – Daily Telegraph
“Britain would be left comparable to ‘Belarus’ if it abandoned the European Court on Human Rights, Dominic Grieve has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abu Qatada extradition fight moves to immigration commission – The Guardian
“The Palestinian-born cleric Abu Qatada will resist a fresh attempt to deport him at a hearing of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in central London on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twelve weeks in prison for sick jokes on Facebook? Really? – UK Human Rights Blog
“A 20-year-old has been sent to prison for twelve weeks for posting offensive and derogatory comments about missing five-year-old April Jones on his Facebook page. His attempts at humour were undoubtedly stupid, offensive and exhibited incredibly poor taste and timing. But is a long spell in prison really the way we should be dealing with offensive idiots? Is a law which was passed before social media existed now placing a significant chill on our freedom of expression rights?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Back in the spotlight: the detention of mentally ill asylum seekers – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has ruled that the failure to consider the continued detention of a mentally ill failed asylum seeker in accordance with immigration policy rendered his detention unlawful in part.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Defiant judges ignore new human rights guidelines – Daily Telegraph
“A woman jailed for her role in a multimillion pound benefits fraud ring has been allowed to stay in Britain because of her ‘human rights’.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Why is the Law of Fire like a student fridge? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The best part of a thousand years of law has been distilled into this scholarly resolution by the CA of an age old problem. Who pays for the consequences of an accidentally caused fire – the landowner where the fire started or the neighbour who suffered the loss?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
More on ECtHR, Article 8 and the Private Sector – NearlyLegal
“Hot on the heels of Buckland v UK follows a further decision of the ECtHR: Pelipenko v Russia, which is likely to add further weight to the Article 8/private sector debate.”
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Making prisoners use bucket as toilet is not degrading, rules judge – Daily Telegraph
“One of Britain’s most senior judges has criticised the impact of human rights laws as he threw out a rapist’s attempt to claim compensation over the state of his lavatory.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Should doctors convicted of sexual offences be automatically banned? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The Telegraph and the Daily Mail are using convicted doctors as ammunition in their latest assault on the Human Rights Act. ‘Dozens of convicted sex offenders are working as doctors, it has emerged’, fulminates The Telegraph. ‘At least 31 men are practising as GPs, consultants and surgeons despite having convictions for assaulting women, possessing child pornography or soliciting prostitutes’. And it’s all the fault of the bête noire – human rights. ‘The General Medical Council (GMC) said it was unable to ban medics for being on the sex offenders’ register as it has been advised that such a move would not be compatible with human rights legislation’.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 1st October 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Sex abuse allegations against parent should be disclosed in contact proceedings – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has ordered the the disclosure of serious allegations made against a parent by an anonymous third party in contact proceedings. In doing so, it has demonstrated the correct approach to balancing the many different human rights considerations involved.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Transcript of the Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Press Conference 2012 – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Lord Chief Justice held his annual press conference on Thursday 27th September 2012 at the Royal Courts of Justice.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 27th September 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Foreign Office fights move to publish secret immigration blacklist – Daily Telegraph
“The government has launched an appeal against a ruling that it must publish a secret blacklist of 44 countries whose nationals face tougher immigration measures when applying to come to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Human rights and the UK constitution (or, why turkeys don’t vote for Christmas) – UK Human Rights Blog
“The British Academy have today published a very interesting new report by Colm O’Cinneide considering the workings of the UK human rights law, the relationship between the ECHR, UK courts and the Parliament and the potential effect of a bill of rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court privacy ruling on divorce – Law Society’s Gazette
“Divorcing couples have been given reassurance that their private financial affairs will remain confidential even when the media attend court, following a recent judgment from the family court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Abu Hamza launches last-minute high court challenge to extradition – The Guardian
“Abu Hamza al-Masri has launched a last-minute appeal to the high court to block his imminent extradition to the US to stand trial on terrorism charges.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The extradition that changes the game – The Independent
“The court ruling that settled Abu Hamza’s fate has raised concerns for the rights of others fighting to be tried in Britain.”
The Independent, 26th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A closed door – Article 8 defences in mandatory possession cases – Hardwicke Chambers
“The Supreme Court in Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2010] UKSC 45; [2011] 2 AC 104 and The Mayor & Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow v Powell [2011] UKSC 8; [2011] 2 WLR 287 severely restricted the likelihood of an occupier facing (mandatory) possession of their home successfully defending such a claim in reliance upon Article 8 of the Convention Rights – the right to respect for private and family life.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 13th September 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Chagos Refugees Group in the First-Tier Tribunal: some key points – Panopticon
“The Chagos Archipelago forms part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (‘BIOT’). In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were required to leave those islands. At or around that time, a US military base was established on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands. The removal of the ‘Chagossians’ has been a matter of considerable political and media debate, as well as complex legal proceedings. Two legal challenges are ongoing: Chagos Islanders v UK before the European Court of Human Rights, and Bancoult (No 3) before the domestic courts.”
Panopticon, 24th September 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
