Category: human rights

Time, time, time, look what’s become of me – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in courts, human rights, news, time limits by sally

“In law, time can be everything. Every lawyer will have experienced waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat at the realisation that a time limit has been missed. Courts often have the discretion to extend litigation time limits, such as under rule 3.1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, but simple mistakes by lawyers rarely generate sympathy from judges. Even scarier, judges sometimes do not even have the power to extend time at all, however unfair the circumstances. The idea is to encourage certainty and predictability in the legal system.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Abu Qatada appeal hearing due next Wednesday – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in appeals, deportation, human rights, news, terrorism, time limits by sally

“European human rights judges will decide next Wednesday whether Abu Qatada’s appeal against his deportation from Britain should be allowed to go ahead.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“Murder most foul”: The right to life investigating homicide – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in coroners, human rights, inquests, judicial review, murder, news by sally

“In what circumstances is a criminal trial not sufficient to discharge the State’s duties under Article 2, the right to life, towards a victim of murder? The High Court held last week in this tragic case that a Coroner unlawfully and unreasonably decided not to resume an inquest into the death of a teenage girl where her killer had been ruled unfit to plead at the Old Bailey and handed an indefinite hospital order.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Babar Ahmad: Extradition to the US – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 1st, 2012 in extradition, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is often accused of getting it wrong and recently it seems hardly a day goes by without its decisions being maligned. However, politicians and commentators on all sides of the political spectrum have welcomed the court’s ruling in the case of Abu Hamza and others, which also included Babar Ahmad.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Regina (T) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Regina (R) Same – WLR Daily

Posted May 1st, 2012 in data protection, evidence, harassment, human rights, law reports, notification, police by sally

Regina (T) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Regina (R) Same [2012] EWHC 1115 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 126

“The decision of the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis to issue and serve warning notices to those who had been accused of harassment or stalking by means of a Prevention of Harassment Letter or a Police Information Notice, and the retention of the documents or the underlying allegations in police records thereafter, could not give rise to any infringement of the subject’s rights under article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms or under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the associated principles.”

WLR Daily, 27th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

New report on worldwide human rights and democracy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 1st, 2012 in human rights, news, reports by sally

“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has launched the Human Rights and Democracy- The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report, which aims to provide ‘a comprehensive look at the human rights work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) around the world in 2011’. The report makes for essential reading for anyone with an interest in human rights at the global level.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lord Lester QC: Britain risks losing influence in European human rights court – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2012 in human rights, judges, news by sally

“Britain risks losing influence in the European Court of Human Rights law following the departure of a leading judge, an expert has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK immigration rules tightened to keep out human rights abusers – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in human rights, immigration, news by sally

“The government is to announce tough immigration requirements that would ban non-EU citizens who have been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture or murder, from visiting the UK.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hate speech and the meaning of “unacceptable behaviour” – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 27th, 2012 in deportation, freedom of expression, human rights, inciting religious hatred, news, proportionality by tracey

“Late last year I posted about the case of Mr Mahajna, a national of Israel (but of Palestinian origin), who appealed against a deportation order issued by the Home Secretary under section 3(5) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the basis that his presence in the United Kingdom was not conducive to public good.

And so to the Upper Tribunal (UT), which has now issued its decision on Mr Mahajna’s appeal against the FTT’s decision.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Regina v Bagnall; Regina v Sharma – WLR Daily

Posted April 25th, 2012 in appeals, confiscation, human rights, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

Regina v Bagnall; Regina v Sharma [2012] EWCA Crim 677; [2012] WLR (D) 118

“Where, in confiscation proceedings, the Crown accused an offender of an additional specific offence for which he had not been prosecuted and adduced evidence to make that accusation good, that did not amount to the bringing of a new charge. Since the defendant was not at risk of any further conviction and there was no finding of guilt, the findings reached by the judge, applying the statutory assumptions, merely went to the amount of the order the court was obliged to make. There was no unfairness in requiring a defendant to show that the source of his assets was legitimate.”

WLR Daily, 18th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Is climate change a human rights issue? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 25th, 2012 in climate change, human rights, news by sally

“In his thought-provoking Guardian post Climate change is a human rights issue – and that’s how we can solve it, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, makes a case for human rights playing a radical new part in our response to climate change.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2012

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Irrational, inhuman and degrading: detention of a mentally ill asylum-seeker was unlawful – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in asylum, detention, false imprisonment, human rights, illegality, mental health, news by sally

“The detention of a mentally ill person in an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment and false imprisonment, and was irrational, the High Court has ruled.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Brighton Declaration on ECHR reform adopted – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in admissibility, human rights, judiciary, news by sally

“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has announced that the UK has negotiated a landmark agreement on reform of the European Court of Human Rights.”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th April 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Judge declares Christian radio ad ‘political’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in advertising, Christianity, freedom of expression, human rights, judicial review, news by sally

“The proposed 30-second advert for Premier Christian Radio called on listeners to report their experiences as part of a campaign for ‘a fairer society’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Brighton Declaration and the “meddling court” – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in admissibility, courts, human rights, judiciary, jurisdiction, news by sally

“The Brighton Declaration is the latest Declaration (see previously the Interlaken and Izmir Declarations) on the future (and reform) of the European Court of Human Rights made on behalf of the 47 member States to the Council of Europe, the parent organisation for the ECHR. Brighton was the venue, the United Kingdom having taken up the six month Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe late last year.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Ken Clarke: ECHR reforms ‘will cut UK’s frustration’ – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in admissibility, appeals, courts, deportation, human rights, judiciary, jurisdiction, news by sally

“Ken Clarke has said changes to the European Court of Human Rights will reduce ‘frustration’ over cases such as the proposed deportation of Abu Qatada.”

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BBC News, 22nd April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Yes, criticise individual cases but Strasbourg court should develop law – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in admissibility, human rights, judiciary, jurisdiction, news by sally

“Report shows most criticism of judgments from European court of human rights is fact-specific.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Redressing the Democratic Deficit in Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, judicial review, news, parliament by sally

“Who should decide questions of human rights, Parliament or the courts? Is there a democratic deficit in human rights? If so, how do we go about addressing it? These are just some of the many questions asked at the conference hosted by the Arts and Humanities Council on Redressing the Democratic Deficit in Human Rights.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

The Law Society Family Mediation event – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, speeches by sally

“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly speaks at The Law Society Family Mediation event.”

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Ministry of Justice, 16th April 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Justice Secretary opening remarks to Brighton conference – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, speeches by sally

“Kenneth Clarke’s opening remarks to the Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, including contribution from Lord William Wallace, FCO minister.”

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Ministry of Justice, 19th April 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk