“Britain’s existing 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge is already far longer than that for any comparable democracy, according to a study to be published tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A shop assistant at Heathrow airport who called herself the Lyrical Terrorist has become the first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman from west London has been found not guilty of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose.”
BBC News, 7th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“MPs of all parties condemned moves to double the time terror suspects can be held without charge amid fears that the number of people jailed for terrorist offences could grow twelvefold in the next decade.”
The Independent, 8th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The length of time terror suspects can be detained without charge is to be debated by MPs as they continue their discussion of the Queen’s Speech.”
BBC News, 7th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Details of anti-terror proposals revealed by the Government in today’s Queen’s Speech did not reveal what is sure to be the most controversial aspect of the new security Bill.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“European Union countries would hold sensitive information about all passengers entering and leaving the EU on flights under proposals unveiled on Tuesday to toughen terror legislation across the 27-member bloc.”
Financial Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Making control orders compatible
Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Same v AF
House of Lords
“Statutory provisions governing the court’s powers in reviewing nonderogating control orders made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 were to be read down in accordance with section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 where their effect would otherwise deny the controlled person a fair hearing compatible with article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is set to make concessions on Tuesday in a bid to avert a parliamentary revolt over his terrorism strategy while giving police and the security services the tools they are demanding to fight radical Islam.”
Financial Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“The European Commission is proposing anti-terrorism measures that include the collection of extensive flight data and tighter internet laws.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Secretary’s control orders made unlawfully
Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and Others
House of Lords
“Non-derogating control orders made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which imposed on the controlled persons an 18-hour curfew and closely restricted their social contacts, amounted to a deprivation of liberty, contrary to article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and were accordingly unlawful.”
The Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“The Home Secretary has instructed an independent review to consider whether allowing wire-tap evidence in court would jeopardise secret eavesdropping methods.”
The Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s MPs are being urged by one of the world’s leading civil-rights lawyers to resist pressure to extend the 28-day time limit for holding terror suspects.”
The Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and another [2007] UKHL 47
“It was not a condition precedent to the making or renewal of a non-derogating control order under s 2(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 that the Secretary of State should comply with his duty under s 8 of the Act to consult the relevant chief officer of police as to the realistic prospect of successfully prosecuting the person against whom the order was proposed and should thereafter keep that possibility under review.”
WLR Daily, 1st November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Secretary of State v AF [2007] UKHL 46
“Statutory provisions governing the court’s powers in reviewing a non-derogating control order made by the Secretary of State under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 would be read down under s 3 of the Human Rights Act 2007 where their effect would be to deny the proposed subject of the order a fair hearing compatible with art 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
WLR Daily, 1st November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others [2007] UKHL 45
“A non-derogating control order, made by the Secretary of State under s 2 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, which imposed an 18 hour curfew of the controlled person and closely restricted his social contacts constituted a deprivation of liberty under art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights; since the Secretary of State had no power under the 2005 Act to make such an order, the proper course was that it should be quashed.”
WLR Daily, 1st November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The controversial regime of control orders, which restricts the day-to-day activities of terrorist suspects, was watered down by the law lords yesterday, but they ruled that overall the system was legally sound.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s highest court gave broad legal backing yesterday to the government’s controversial control order regime for terror suspects. But the House of Lords also created important new rights for the accused to know the thrust of the case against them.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government’s controversial control order regime restricting the day-to-day activities of terror suspects was given legal clearance by the Law Lords today – but was watered down.”
The Independent, 31st October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Law Lords are set to rule on whether controversial counter-terrorism control orders breach human rights.”
BBC News, 31st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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