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The Coalition: our programme for government

May 20, 2010 | No Comments

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 …

Art. 02 Right to Life, Art. 03 Prohibition of Torture, Art. 04 Freedom from Slavery, Art. 05 Right to Liberty and Security, Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 07 No Punishment without Law, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 09 Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Art. 10 Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association, Art. 12 Right to Marry and Found a Family, Art. 13 Effective Remedy, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Commentaries

Joint Committee on Human Rights Report – Enhancing Parliament’s role in relation to human rights judgments

April 6, 2010 | No Comments

The Joint Committee on Human Rights fifteenth report of the Parliamentary session 09-10 has been published, the summary of the report on Enhancing Parliament’s role in relation to human rights judgments states:
“This is our fourth report of the Parliament dealing with adverse judgments by the European Court of Human Rights and declarations of incompatibility issued by the domestic courts under …

Art. 03 Prohibition of Torture, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 09 Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Art. 13 Effective Remedy, Commentaries, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Discrimination Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Freedom of Religion, Housing and Homelessness Law, Protocol 1, Art. 3 Right to Free and Fair Elections

Strasbourg case law – February 2010

March 15, 2010 | No Comments

Contributing 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 Law

R (on the Application of Gomes) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2010)

February 22, 2010 | No Comments

[2010] EWHC 168 (Admin)
The Secretary of State for the Home Department was entitled to rely on an assurance given by the authorities of Trinidad and Tobago that an individual, whose extradition had been ordered, would immediately be held in a prison that complied with his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.3 so that the secretary of …

Art. 03 Prohibition of Torture, Extradition Law, International Law

Shajer Aamer v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs[2009] EWHC 3316 (Admin)

January 10, 2010 | No Comments

The Claimant had been captured by the USA military in Afghanistan and had been detained in a variety of locations by the USA military authorities prior to being transferred to Guantanamo Bay. He claimed that any confessions which may have been made by him during the period of his detention were obtained through the use of torture or ill-treatment.

Art. 03 Prohibition of Torture, Civil Procedure
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