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Group of MPs pushing for EU referendum before 2015
May 5, 2013 by Keith Herting
A group of 20 Tory MPs on Saturday have urged UK Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a nationwide referendum on remaining within the European Union (EU) prior to the next general election in 2015. In January, Cameron promised that if his party were to win the next election in 2015, the Tories.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes court indicts UK Muslim leader
May 3, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) has indicted Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Bangladesh-born UK Muslim leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide including his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. Mueen-Uddin is alleged to.... [more]
UK Supreme Court finds government violating EU air quality law
May 1, 2013 by Laura Klein Mullen
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government has been failing to meet EU air quality standards and reached out to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for guidance. This is the first time that the court has addressed the problem with air pollution in the UK, which is the worst in the.... [more]
Europe court ruled UK may not suspend benefits to wives of terror suspects [this day at law]
April 29, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 29, 2010, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the UK government may not withhold government benefits lawfully due to the wives and families of alleged terrorists. In 2006, the UK Treasury established strict guidelines that dictated the receipt of government benefits. These.... [more]
UK appeals court denies government's Abu Qatada appeal
April 24, 2013 by Keith Herting
The UK Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied permission to the Home Secretary to appeal to the nation's Supreme Court the decision not to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan. The appeals court refused to deport Qatada last month, fearing he would face torture if returned to Jordan..... [more]
UK court allowed government one week to seek release of US intelligence [this day at law]
April 22, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 22, 2009, a judge for HM Courts and Tribunals Service stated that he would allow the UK government seven days to request the release of classified information related to the detention of Binyam Mohamed from the US government, or the court would issue the request order itself. Mohamed.... [more]
UK sued over exported surveillance technology
April 16, 2013 by Blake Lynch
UK-based rights group Privacy International said Tuesday that it is suing the British government for refusing to divulge information concerning surveillance equipment sold by Gamma International. Gamma International is a software company whose FinFinisher software has been used in 25 countries.... [more]
Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspect to US
April 16, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday blocked the extradition of Haroon Aswat, a former aide to radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, from the UK to the US. The court said that removing Aswat, a UK-based terror suspect whose nationality is unknown, to an American high-security prison.... [more]
European countries commence legal action against Google over privacy policy
April 2, 2013 by Blake Lynch
Six European countries, including France, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy, on Tuesday agreed on joint legal action against Google over its privacy policy. The countries claim that 13 months ago when Google merged 60 separate privacy policies, including email, video, social-.... [more]
Do Criminal Record Disclosures Breach Our Human Rights?
March 28, 2013 by Fangxing Li
JURIST Guest Columnist Serge Diaz, University of Edinburgh School of Law Class of 2015, discusses the effects of a recent ruling by the UK Court of Appeal on UK criminal record disclosures laws...On January 29, 2013, the UK Court of Appeal handed down a disappointing judgment for the UK government.... [more]
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