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Homosexual Offenses and Human Rights in Guernsey [comment]
November 29, 2012 by Theresa Donovan
JURIST Columnist Paul Johnson, Anniversary Reader at the University of York, in the first of two pieces on laws pertaining to homosexual acts in Dependencies of the UK, argues that male, homosexual-specific criminal offenses in Guernsey should be modernized to parallel the laws of the UK...The.... [more]
UK to block extradition of computer hacker to US
October 16, 2012 by Blake Lynch
UK Home Secretary Theresa May announced Tuesday to the House of Commons that she would block the US extradition of British computer hacker, Gary McKinnon. Relying on Article 3 of the Human Rights Act concerning prohibition of torture, May announced she would stop McKinnon's extradition. May's.... [more]
UN counterterrorism official criticizes US court decision on rendition information
April 13, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Thursday expressed regret over a US court decision denying Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by a member of the UK parliament and the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition. Earlier this month.... [more]
Scotland rights body rejects UK bill of rights plans
November 15, 2011 by Drew Singer
The Scottish Human Rights Commission on Monday condemned plans for a UK Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights would replace the UK Human Rights Act, but Commission leader Alan Miller said the new legislation would weaken civil liberties rather than protect them. Instead, he argued, the UK should.... [more]
UK Supreme Court ruled no rights protections for soldiers abroad [this day at law]
June 30, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On June 30, 2010, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the 1998 Human Rights Act, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law, does not apply to armed forces on foreign soil and that a soldier's family does not have an automatic right to an investigation into cause of.... [more]
UK court ruled ECHR applies to soldiers in Iraq [this day at law]
May 18, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On May 18, 2009, the England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) applies to UK troops serving abroad. The court found that the UK's obligation under the Human Rights Act of 1998, which implemented the ECHR in the UK, extended in some cases beyond.... [more]
UK Supreme Court ruled sex offender registry violated privacy rights [this day at law]
April 21, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On April 21, 2010, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the sex offender registry requirement violated the right to privacy. The case involved an appeal filed by two convicted sex offenders who challenged the notification requirement of Section 82 of the 2003 Sexual Offences Act, which mandated.... [more]
Prison Votes and the Constitutional Crisis in the United Kingdom [op-ed]
April 10, 2011 by Adrienne Lester
JURIST Guest Columnist Richard Edwards of the University of the West of England Bristol Law School says that the United Kingdom faces a constitutional crisis over the disenfranchisement of prisoners, which raises further questions about its relationship with Europe and the Human Rights Act........ [more]
UK issued first 'control orders' [this day at law]
March 12, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On March 12, 2005, UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke issued the first "control orders" limiting the movements of uncharged terror suspects. The order were issued under authority granted by the Prevention of Terrorism Act which had been passed the day before. The orders were issued against a total.... [more]
UK control orders only part of the problem [comment]
August 23, 2010 by Torrey Hullum
Ester: "Recently Amnesty International repeated its call to the British government to stop its "regime" of control orders. These orders, which allow the Home Secretary to restrict a person's freedom of movement, were introduced by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005. Control orders are.... [more]
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