Law and Rights
Human Rights within the UK are now well and truly on the political agenda. In four recent posts, I have looked at some situations where human rights law has undoubtedly been at the forefront of improvements to our domestic law.
A Research Briefing issued by Parliament on 22nd May contains a summary of human rights cases involving the UK since 1975. It makes for interesting reading. The cases are divided into two time periods: 1975-2000 and 2001 to the present day. The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force on 2nd October 2000.
Parliament - Research Briefing - Paper No. 05611 (22nd May 2015)
Previous posts:
Why we need human rights (1) - 17 year olds and the law
Why we need human rights (2) - Right to Life
Why we need human rights (3) - Mental health
Why we need human rights (4) - Gender, Civil Partnerships and Same sex marriage
The following Tweets are of interest:
- Wrong, Mr Gove !
This morning, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor gave evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee. He would not offer a guarantee that the government would keep the UK in the European Convention on Human Rights. ...
- Human Rights ~ Some Weekend Reading
Update: Addendum - Monday 18th May The week since the General Election (previous post) has seen a massive amount of comment about the government's intentions to "scrap" the Human Rights Act 1998. None of the detailed plans have yet emerged from...
- Human Rights ~ Battle Lines Are Forming
The new Conservative government is committed to repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and also to the introduction of a British Bill of Rights. I looked at this last Sunday (here) and noted: "Scrapping" the HRA is a Conservative manifesto commitment...
- Our Fundamental Rights On The Brink ~ Some Thoughts On Sunday Morning
The very essence of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is respect for human dignity. The ECHR is an instrument for the protection of individual human beings. The Convention sets out certain principles which ought to apply in civilised...
- Liberal Democrats - Doing What Works
The Liberal Democrat Party Conference is taking place in Glasgow - 4th to 8th October. Their views on Criminal Justice policy are presented in a Policy Paper - Doing what works to cut crime It's an interesting read. How much of it will...
Law and Rights
Why we need human rights (5) - Cases since 1975 - Interesting links
A Research Briefing issued by Parliament on 22nd May contains a summary of human rights cases involving the UK since 1975. It makes for interesting reading. The cases are divided into two time periods: 1975-2000 and 2001 to the present day. The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force on 2nd October 2000.
Parliament - Research Briefing - Paper No. 05611 (22nd May 2015)
Previous posts:
Why we need human rights (1) - 17 year olds and the law
Why we need human rights (2) - Right to Life
Why we need human rights (3) - Mental health
Why we need human rights (4) - Gender, Civil Partnerships and Same sex marriage
The following Tweets are of interest:
Here's my @cambridgelaw Law in Focus video about the proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act http://t.co/Ie5byl5XgB? Mark Elliott (@DrMarkElliott) May 22, 2015 Gove determined to scrap the #HumanRightsAct - even if it means allowing Scotland to retain it. http://t.co/jARYGtdi4a? Shoaib M Khan (@ShoaibMKhan) May 30, 2015 UK should repeal HRA, withdraw from ECHR and ECtHR's jurisdiction: by Nick Timothy, ex Chief of Staff to Theresa May. http://t.co/COOaXyobGE? Shoaib M Khan (@ShoaibMKhan) May 30, 2015 Can't understand why so many oppose replacing #HRA with a #BBoR ? Read our policy briefing http://t.co/uDYl8RogHW #Together4HumanRights? BIHR (@BIHRhumanrights) May 31, 2015
- Wrong, Mr Gove !
This morning, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor gave evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee. He would not offer a guarantee that the government would keep the UK in the European Convention on Human Rights. ...
- Human Rights ~ Some Weekend Reading
Update: Addendum - Monday 18th May The week since the General Election (previous post) has seen a massive amount of comment about the government's intentions to "scrap" the Human Rights Act 1998. None of the detailed plans have yet emerged from...
- Human Rights ~ Battle Lines Are Forming
The new Conservative government is committed to repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and also to the introduction of a British Bill of Rights. I looked at this last Sunday (here) and noted: "Scrapping" the HRA is a Conservative manifesto commitment...
- Our Fundamental Rights On The Brink ~ Some Thoughts On Sunday Morning
The very essence of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is respect for human dignity. The ECHR is an instrument for the protection of individual human beings. The Convention sets out certain principles which ought to apply in civilised...
- Liberal Democrats - Doing What Works
The Liberal Democrat Party Conference is taking place in Glasgow - 4th to 8th October. Their views on Criminal Justice policy are presented in a Policy Paper - Doing what works to cut crime It's an interesting read. How much of it will...