Scottish Human Rights Law Group

The following article was published in the  Civil Practice Bulletin (Issue 101 – October 2011), and is reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher, and of the author, SHRLG contributing editor Gordon Junor.
Introduction
As the extent to which limitation defences under s.17(2)(b) and s.19A of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (as amended) may have become more limited and, …

The following article was published in the Scots Law Times (2011 S.L.T. (News) 203), and is reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher, and of the author, SHRLG contributing editor Gordon Junor.
The Auditor of the Court of Session and art. 6
Gordon Junor
The author considers the possible application and implications of art.6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and …

The following article was published in the Scots Law Times on 18th March 2011 (S.L.T. 2011, 9, 45-50), and is reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher, and of the author, SHRLG contributing editor Gordon Junor.
 
A Pinnock defence – in Scotland
Gordon Junor
The author considers the possible implications of the Supreme Court decision in Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2010] …

An illegal immigrant mother was successful in her appeal to the Supreme Court on the ground that her removal from the United Kingdom would constitute a disproportionate interference with her Article 8 right to respect for her private and family life.
The Supreme Court held that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in the decision whether …

Author: Rachel Moon
I. INTRODUCTION
In the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings, it was famously declared that “the rules of the game are changing” and an avowal was made that individuals considered a threat to national security would be deported . From this, the Governments counter-terror programme of relying on ‘diplomatic assurances’ was borne, and a recent report now describes it …