All Civil liberties articles – Page 5
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NewsHome secretary backs down on terror suspect rights
New position is a recognition of the right to consult with a solicitor.
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Opinion
Solidarity with UAE lawyers
Persecution of the legal profession and manipulation of judges are damaging the reputation of the United Arab Emirates.
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OpinionThe human right to be a lawyer
A recent ECtHR ruling over conditions for access has resonance for all bars in Europe.
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NewsChina’s rule of law called into question
Doubts cast after the imprisonment of legal scholar Xu Zhiyong.
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ProfileGCHQ surveillance and article 8
Daniel Carey acted for four applicants who petitioned Strasbourg to determine whether surveillance programmes carried out at GCHQ are in breach of the law.
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NewsHughes defends Human Rights Act
Liberal Democrat minister voices support for act that his government partners wanted to repeal.
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Opinion‘We talk of peace, but they shoot at us’
Lawyers in Colombia still face danger from the army each day but ‘misinformation’ leaks out.
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NewsXu Zhiyong sentenced to four years
The profession has denounced the imprisonment of Chinese human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears whole-life sentence challenges
Killers to appeal life imprisonment following Strasbourg ruling.
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Opinion1215 And All That: a case for exceptionalism
An unashamedly whiggish history of English legal exceptionalism scores a topical point.
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NewsProfession condemns trial of Xu Zhiyong
Law Society calls for Chinese lawyers to be protected from persecution.
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Opinion
HCtHR: unelected and unaccountable
Human rights court sees itself as an engine of social engineering, but this is properly a matter for elected representatives.
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News
Iraq war crimes claims
UK military forces accused of committing war crimes during their 2003-08 operation in Iraq.
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ProfileICC asked to investigate detainee ‘abuse’
Phil Shiner’s firm has submitted a complaint to the court based on analysis of alleged abuses of Iraqi detainees by UK military forces.
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NewsGoogle privacy case can be heard in UK, High Court rules
Internet giant fails to have claim declared out of jurisdiction.
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OpinionSecurity and privacy is not a zero-sum game
Anyone who believes we have a choice between privacy or letting the terrorists win is missing the point.
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OpinionEuro convention: don’t bring the house down
If we depart from the binding elements of the ECHR, we will depart like Samson.
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News‘Political’ trial of 10 lawyers begins in Turkey
Process condemned as an attack on the principles of separation of powers and the rule of law.
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NewsMusharraf’s judges reported to the UN
The UK legal team acting ‘in the interests’ of Pakistan former president Pervez Musharraf asked UN special rapporteurs to review ‘serious irregularities’ in his tribunal.