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The Conservative/Lib Dem coalition today published its full programme for government. Chapter 3 of the programme, titled Civil Liberties states:
“We will be strong in defence of freedom. The Government believes that the British state has become too authoritarian, and that over the past decade it has abused and eroded fundamental human freedoms and historic civil liberties. We need to restore …
Articles in: Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association
The Coalition: our programme for government
May 20, 2010 | No CommentsStrasbourg case law – February 2010
March 15, 2010 | No CommentsContributing editor John McGroarty has prepared a comprehensive Strasbourg case law update for February 2010, which can be downloaded here:
Art. 02 Right to Life, Art. 03 Prohibition of Torture, Art. 05 Right to Liberty and Security, Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association, Art. 13 Effective Remedy, Protocol 1, Art. 1 Right to Private Property, Strasbourg Case LawMetrobus Ltd v Unite the Union
November 29, 2009 | No CommentsU appealed against an injunction preventing strike action which arose from non-compliance by U with statutory provisions in relation to pre-strike notices to the employer M. U argued the statutory provisions amounted to a disproportionate interference with U’s rights under Article 11. Court of Appeal rejected the appeal, holding the provisions to pursue a legitimate aim and to be proportionate.
Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association, Employment and Industrial Relations LawWood v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
May 28, 2009 | No Comments2-1 split in the Court of Appeal over the taking and retention of photographs by the police of the media coordinator of The Campaign Against Arms Trade – a man with no arrests or convictions – who had been photographed while attending the AGM of a pro-arms trade company.
Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 10 Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Media Law, Police LawTabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence
May 18, 2009 | No CommentsThe Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston Byelaws 2007 which prohibited camping violated the rights of members of the Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp to freedom of expression and association under Articles 10 and 11.
Art. 10 Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association