Law and Rights
Justice and Security Green Paper:
The government's Green Paper "Justice and Security" has been open for consultation since October 2011. The consultation closes on 6th January 2012. The proposals relate to civil proceedings and inquests and the following posts examined the proposals in greater detail:
Justice and Security Green Paper - Part 1 - The government's case for closed material procedure (CMP)
Justice and Security Green Paper - Part 2 - The proposals
Justice and Security Green Paper - Part 3 - Oversight of Security Services
The UK Human Rights Blog has a post entitled "Extension of secret hearings would be 'fundamentally unfair', say Special Advocates." 57 barristers (including 19 Queen's Counsel) have raised objection to the government's proposals for closed material procedure and greater use of special advocates.
The conference held at Wilton Park in November 2011 has issued a report which may be downloaded here. The conference was referred to in "Access to Justice - Human Rights - chuck 'em all in the melting pot." The Conference occurred in the early days of the United Kingdom's Chairmanship of the Council of Europe.
This highly important legal topic is brilliantly covered in CharonQC's "Law of Contract online book and recorded lectures." A definite must for students and perhaps many a practitioner !! Also, CharonQC has added excellent material on Sale of Goods.
- The Justice And Security Bill ~ Gathering The Threads
26th September - Updated with additional material The political and legal philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) wrote - "In the darkness of secrecy, sinister interest and evil in every shape have full swing ... Publicity is the very soul of justice...
- Justice And Security Bill ~ Second Reading In Lords
Secret Court - Keep OutUpdated 25th June The Justice and Security Bill - which many consider to be more about security than justice - had its second reading in the House of Lords on 19th June. The Bill survived this reading and is now committed...
- Report On Secret Hearings And A Communications Snooper's Charter
The government's "Justice and Security" Green Paper has come in for serious criticism by the Joint Human Rights Committee - see their report. The Committee concludes that the Government has failed to make the case for extending "closed material...
- Green Paper On Sentencing, Rehabilitation
The Ministry of Justice has issued a Green paper entitled "Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders." The paper is open for public consultation which ends on 4th March 2011. See: Ministry...
- The Al Rawi Case Settlement: Security And The Justice System
The government has now entered into a mediated settlement of litigation which alleged British complicity in torture and abuse. The government hopes that the settlement will "draw a line under" the matter - see The Guardian 16th November 2010. ...
Law and Rights
Justice and Security Green paper - Human Rights Conference - Law of Contract online
The government's Green Paper "Justice and Security" has been open for consultation since October 2011. The consultation closes on 6th January 2012. The proposals relate to civil proceedings and inquests and the following posts examined the proposals in greater detail:
Justice and Security Green Paper - Part 1 - The government's case for closed material procedure (CMP)
Justice and Security Green Paper - Part 2 - The proposals
Justice and Security Green Paper - Part 3 - Oversight of Security Services
The UK Human Rights Blog has a post entitled "Extension of secret hearings would be 'fundamentally unfair', say Special Advocates." 57 barristers (including 19 Queen's Counsel) have raised objection to the government's proposals for closed material procedure and greater use of special advocates.
Human Rights:
The conference held at Wilton Park in November 2011 has issued a report which may be downloaded here. The conference was referred to in "Access to Justice - Human Rights - chuck 'em all in the melting pot." The Conference occurred in the early days of the United Kingdom's Chairmanship of the Council of Europe.
Law of Contract:
This highly important legal topic is brilliantly covered in CharonQC's "Law of Contract online book and recorded lectures." A definite must for students and perhaps many a practitioner !! Also, CharonQC has added excellent material on Sale of Goods.
- The Justice And Security Bill ~ Gathering The Threads
26th September - Updated with additional material The political and legal philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) wrote - "In the darkness of secrecy, sinister interest and evil in every shape have full swing ... Publicity is the very soul of justice...
- Justice And Security Bill ~ Second Reading In Lords
Secret Court - Keep OutUpdated 25th June The Justice and Security Bill - which many consider to be more about security than justice - had its second reading in the House of Lords on 19th June. The Bill survived this reading and is now committed...
- Report On Secret Hearings And A Communications Snooper's Charter
The government's "Justice and Security" Green Paper has come in for serious criticism by the Joint Human Rights Committee - see their report. The Committee concludes that the Government has failed to make the case for extending "closed material...
- Green Paper On Sentencing, Rehabilitation
The Ministry of Justice has issued a Green paper entitled "Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders." The paper is open for public consultation which ends on 4th March 2011. See: Ministry...
- The Al Rawi Case Settlement: Security And The Justice System
The government has now entered into a mediated settlement of litigation which alleged British complicity in torture and abuse. The government hopes that the settlement will "draw a line under" the matter - see The Guardian 16th November 2010. ...