Category: international law
Chagos Islands dispute: court to rule on UK sovereignty claim – The Guardian
‘Britain’s sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and America’s lease for the Diego Garcia military base could be thrown into doubt by an international court hearing due to open in Istanbul on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Let’s Talk FGM’ – Garden Court Chambers Blog
‘Last week, Garden Court Chambers was delighted to welcome the Fabian Women’s Network for an evening of discussion about the pressing issue of female genital mutilation (FGM). On the panel, experts from the fields of law, politics, civil society campaigning and the health services talked about their experiences regarding FGM and made recommendations about what the Government must do if it is serious about ending the practice in the UK.’
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 7th April 2014
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Regina (EM (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (United Nations High Commissioner for; Refugees intervening); Regina (EH (Iran)) v Same; Regina (AE (Eritrea)) v Same; Regina (MA (Eritrea)) v Same – WLR Daily
‘A presumption that members of an alliance of states such as those which comprised the European Union would comply with their international obligations in regard to refugee protection did not extinguish the need to examine whether in fact those obligations would be fulfilled when evidence was presented that it was unlikely that they would be. The removal of a person from a member state of the European Union was forbidden if it were shown that there was a real risk that the person removed would suffer inhuman or degrading treatment in violation of article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. It did not need to be shown that the source of that risk was a systemic deficiency in the asylum and reception procedures of the state to which the person was being removed.’
WLR Daily, 19th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
FGM: government is in breach of legal obligations, say lawyers – The Guardian
‘An influential group of Britain’s leading human rights barristers has told MPs that the government is in breach of its legal obligation to protect children by failing to stop girls becoming victims of female genital mutilation.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trade unions challenge coalition sell-off of Britain’s probation service – The Guardian
‘Government plans to privatise the probation service amount to a breach of the international laws on forced labour, according to a union legal challenge that is being launched on Monday.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tube strikes – should the law be changed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘We asked the business lobbying group CBI, the Institute of Directors (IOD) and Trade Union lawyer Richard Arthur for their views on reform of this prickly area of law.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Diakité v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides – WLR Daily
Diakité v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides (Case C-285/12); [2014] WLR (D) 37
‘An internal “armed conflict” existed, for the purposes of article 15(c) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC, if a state’s armed forces confronted one or more armed groups or if two or more armed groups confronted each other. It was not necessary for that conflict to be categorised as “armed conflict” not of an international character under international humanitarian law; nor was it necessary to carry out, in addition to an appraisal of the level of violence present in the territory concerned, a separate assessment of the intensity of the armed confrontations, the level of organisation of the armed forces involved or the duration of the conflict.’
WLR Daily, 30th January 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
State immunity upheld against human rights challenges in Strasbourg – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Strasbourg Court has ruled that the inability of four men to bring torture compensation claims against Saudi Arabia in UK courts did not breach the Convention. The Court held that a “grant of immunity to the state officials in the present case reflected generally recognised rules of public international law” and that there had been no violation of Article 6 (right of access to court).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
EU Controversy, Churchill and the Charter – The Human Rights Roundup – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This week, Chris Grayling and the Court of Justice go head to head over the domestic status of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, while the ghost of Winston Churchill comes back to haunt the “United States of Europe” debate. Meanwhile, Theresa May’s plans to deprive terrorist suspects of their British citizenship are under fire, while calls for press accountability are repeated.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Who’s right about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights? – Head of Legal
‘Confusion abounds about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights following Mr Justice Mostyn’s recent judgment in R (AB) v Home Secretary (in which he appeared to say the Charter puts into UK law all sorts of new rights British governments had wanted to exclude) and Tuesday’s reaction by the Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling (who, it’s reported, is urgently trying to clarify whether the Charter ”applies in the UK”).’
Head of Legal, 21st November 2013
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Chemical Weapons and the Law – BBC Law in Action
“In this week’s programme Law in Action charts the history of laws forbidding the use of chemical weapons, and reveals how they first emerged in India over 2000 years ago. Today, with Syria now signing up to the chemical weapons convention, could we be on the brink of abolishing chemical weapons for good?”
BBC Law in Action, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The value of the rule of law to international trade and finance – Attorney General’s Office
“Speech at City of London Guildhall on the central importance to the British economy of the rule of law.”
Attorney General’s Office, 14th October 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Interview with the Attorney General – BBC Law in Action
“In this week’s programme, the Attorney General for England and Wales Dominic Grieve speaks to Joshua Rozenberg in an extended interview.”
BBC Law in Action, 15th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exclusive: UN ruling puts future of UK wind farms in jeopardy – The Independent
“Plans for future wind farms in Britain could be in jeopardy after a United Nations legal tribunal ruled that the UK Government acted illegally by denying the public decision-making powers over their approval and the ‘necessary information’ over their benefits or adverse effects.”
The Independent, 27th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British fears grow over legal justification for Syria strike – Daily Telegraph
“David Cameron is facing demands to set out the legal justification for military action against Syria amid mounting unease over the scale and speed of Britain’s commitment to another conflict in the Middle East.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A conventional approach – New Law Journal
“David Williams QC provides an introduction to the 1996 Hague Convention.”
New Law Journal, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Gibraltar row: UK considering ‘unprecedented’ legal action – BBC News
“The UK government is considering legal action against Spain over the imposition of additional border checks in Gibraltar, Downing Street has said.”
BBC News, 12th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Information sharing with new IP crime police unit can help rights holders obtain redress for infringements, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The establishment of a dedicated police unit for investigating and prosecuting against individuals involved in intellectual property (IP) crime can help rights holders obtain redress for the infringement of their rights, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
International Human Rights Breaches – State Accountability v State Immunity – UCL / Bindman Debate
“Panel includes:
Prof. Eileen Denza CMG;
Omar Deghayes, Cageprisoners, former Guantanamo prisoner;
Ben Emmerson QC, Matrix Chambers; and
Julian Knowles QC, Matrix Chambers
Chair:
Professor Geraldine Van Bueren QC, Queen Mary’s College, London”
UCL / Bindman Debate, 19th June 2013
Source www.ucl.ac.uk
