Law and Rights
As June fades into July, a little food for thought ...
Halsbury's Law Exchange has published an item by Lord Phillips (a former Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court) on Prisoner Voting - Should Prisoners have the right to vote?
Justice - Resources on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill which will make important changes to the law including access to judicial review. See details of the Bill on the Parliament website.
The British like to believe they are free, but after Snowden, Miranda and the ?war on terror?, how true can this be? Are most of us free while those who seek change discover a tenuous grip on freedom?' See
London School of Economics - The State of Freedom in Britain
UK Human Rights Blog - 'Do not resuscitate' and the Right to Die - the Human Rights Roundup - Celia Rooney 30th June.
Marilyn Stowe blog - The unravelling of the Family Justice System by John Bolch.
- The Family Court For England And Wales
As from 22nd April 2014, there is a new Family Court for England and Wales - see Crime and Courts Act 2013 section 17. Section 17 inserts Part 4A into the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. Read section 17 along with the Schedule 10 and ...
- Prisoner Voting - Joint Committee Report And Also Scottish Independence Referendum
Prisoner Voting - Draft Bill: The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill has reported ? (PDF/HTML/conclusions). The report recommends: ... that the Government bring forward a Bill, at the start of the...
- Legal News In Brief
Supreme Court UK* Two cases concerned with prisoners and voting have been heard in the Supreme Court of the UK - R (on the application of Chester) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent) and McGeoch (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord President...
- Monday Items
(1) A post by Simon McKay - On Summary Military Justice - is well worth reading. The military justice system continues to be a problematic area and McKay explains why. See also post on Sgt. Nightingale's case. (2) Governmental activity...
- Prisoner Voting
By today, the government was required to bring forward legislative proposals relating to prisoner voting. A DRAFT Bill has been issued - Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill The Bill presents three options for reform: Option 1: ban for prisoners...
Law and Rights
As June fades into July ... A short roundup ...
Halsbury's Law Exchange has published an item by Lord Phillips (a former Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court) on Prisoner Voting - Should Prisoners have the right to vote?
Justice - Resources on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill which will make important changes to the law including access to judicial review. See details of the Bill on the Parliament website.
The British like to believe they are free, but after Snowden, Miranda and the ?war on terror?, how true can this be? Are most of us free while those who seek change discover a tenuous grip on freedom?' See
London School of Economics - The State of Freedom in Britain
UK Human Rights Blog - 'Do not resuscitate' and the Right to Die - the Human Rights Roundup - Celia Rooney 30th June.
Marilyn Stowe blog - The unravelling of the Family Justice System by John Bolch.
- The Family Court For England And Wales
As from 22nd April 2014, there is a new Family Court for England and Wales - see Crime and Courts Act 2013 section 17. Section 17 inserts Part 4A into the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. Read section 17 along with the Schedule 10 and ...
- Prisoner Voting - Joint Committee Report And Also Scottish Independence Referendum
Prisoner Voting - Draft Bill: The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill has reported ? (PDF/HTML/conclusions). The report recommends: ... that the Government bring forward a Bill, at the start of the...
- Legal News In Brief
Supreme Court UK* Two cases concerned with prisoners and voting have been heard in the Supreme Court of the UK - R (on the application of Chester) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent) and McGeoch (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord President...
- Monday Items
(1) A post by Simon McKay - On Summary Military Justice - is well worth reading. The military justice system continues to be a problematic area and McKay explains why. See also post on Sgt. Nightingale's case. (2) Governmental activity...
- Prisoner Voting
By today, the government was required to bring forward legislative proposals relating to prisoner voting. A DRAFT Bill has been issued - Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill The Bill presents three options for reform: Option 1: ban for prisoners...