‘The trial of 15 protestors who prevented a deportation flight leaving Stansted airport in March 2017 has begun today at Chelmsford Crown Court. ‘
Rights Info, 1st October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Lawyers for rape complainants who have been “failed” by the criminal justice system are preparing to launch a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lord Wilson at the Howard J. Trienens Lecture at the Northwestern University, Chicago.’
Supreme Court, 25th September 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Cumbria County Council has apologised to a mother who had unlawful restrictions placed on her level of contact with her three children, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government has today published its response to MPs’ concerns about the “damaging” effects of legal aid reforms on human rights, painting a rosier picture than found by members of the joint committee on human rights.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th September 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘GCHQ’s methods in carrying out bulk interception of online communications violated privacy and failed to provide sufficient surveillance safeguards, the European court of human rights has ruled in a test case judgment. But the Strasbourg court found that GCHQ’s regime for sharing sensitive digital intelligence with foreign governments was not illegal.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An unmarried mother has won a landmark Supreme Court case which could allow cohabitees to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance, a benefit previously only applicable to married parents.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st August 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The case of Owens v Owens rocked the legal world in late July, when the Supreme Court decided that Tini Owens could not divorce her husband, despite the court recognising that this could leave her “trapped in an unhappy marriage.” Her husband, Hugh John Owens, had sought to defend against Mrs Owens’ petition for divorce on the grounds that “although never emotionally intense, the marriage had been successful and that he and Mrs Owens had learnt how to “rub along”. In ruling against Mrs Owens, Lord Wilson said the decision “generates uneasy feelings” and suggested that Parliament should consider statutory change. Yet, bearing in mind that statutory change may take some time, is the right to leave an unhappy marriage not also a human right?’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 27th August 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The 20th century showed how vulnerable humans are to tyrannical leaders. Today [3 September], at 65, the ECHR is as vital as ever.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Siobhan McLaughlin, an unmarried mother of four from County Antrim, gaining access to Widowed Parent’s Allowance following her partner’s death in 2014.’
Family Law, 31st August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Speech by Dr Victoria McCloud, Master of the Senior Courts: Rainbow Lives, Monochrome Laws – Reflections on law and identity.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st August 2018
‘The government’s failure to adequately respond to the Grenfell tragedy may breach human rights legislation, according to the UK’s human rights watchdog.’
Rights Info, 21st August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘In this post we use the word women to refer to individuals born as women (also known as ‘natal women’). The current government consultation on proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) has opened up space for discussions about who defines what it means to be a woman and who controls the boundaries to women’s places of association. Central to those debates are the safety, dignity, and privacy of women using sex-segregated spaces. These are significant matters, which raise complex issues for women, which is why so many feminists are adding their voices to the public debate. These are women who support trans-rights but whose genuine concerns, based on expertise and lived experience, are being silenced by accusations of ‘hate speech’ and ‘transphobia’.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 17th August 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘On 2 July 2018, the High Court handed down judgment in Dulgheriu v London Boroughof Ealing [2018] EWHC 1667 (Admin). The case provides crucial insight into the ever lowering threshold at which freedom of expression can be curtailed in the United Kingdom. The judgment rejected a challenge to an Ealing Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which bans any expression concerning abortion within 100 metres of a Marie Stopes abortion clinic.
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 20th August 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The government is breaching fundamental obligations to protect its citizens’ right to life by failing to address the systemic problems that led to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the UK’s human rights watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Is the Crown is bound by the prohibition of smoking in most enclosed public places and workplaces, contained in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006?’
UKSC Blog, 15th August 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A pro-life charity is to take a council to court after they say being kicked out of a country fair infringed their human rights.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has given important guidance on the correct approach of the appellate courts to assessing proportionality under the ECHR. The main issue before the court was whether an Enhanced Criminal Record Certificate (“ECRC”) issued in respect of the appellant, AR, under s.113B of the Police Act 1997 is compatible with Article 8 of the Convention on Human Rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th August 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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