All Civil liberties articles – Page 6
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NewsShort-term prisoners should get the vote, says committee
Cross-party group responds to European Court of Human Rights decision on prisoners’ right to vote.
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NewsCommon law solution to ‘right to die’ impasse, Supreme Court told
Director of public prosecutions could ‘disapply the law’, assisted suicide case hears.
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OpinionMandela: black man in a white man’s court
Nelson Mandela’s former lawyer gives a unique insight into the late South African president’s 1962 trial.
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OpinionHuman rights and in-house lawyers
In-house lawyers are - or could be - on the frontline of attempts to turn aspirational standards into reality.
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NewsGeorgia bar calls for help for over 100 jailed lawyers
Georgian lawyers routinely suffer assaults and threats in the course of their work, the Council of Bars and Law Societies conference in Brussels heard last week.
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NewsLord Judge enters ECtHR row
The Strasbourg Court is not superior to UK Supreme Court, says former lord chief justice.
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NewsStrasbourg to rule on Poland’s part in Guantanamo rendition
The country is accused of playing a central role in the CIA programme of incommunicado detention.
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ProfileHunger striker loses detention bid
Sue Willman represented a Nigerian man on hunger strike who failed in his High Court bid to be released from an immigration detention.
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NewsTerror law detainees entitled to solicitor
Ruling follows a Law Society intervention in a judicial review against the Metropolitan Police.
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Guatemala lawyer issues plea for help
Edgar Perez handles cases relating to massacres and human rights abuses carried out during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war.
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FeatureBringing a case to Strasbourg
Practical guidance on submitting applications to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Law Report
Prisoner voting
Claimants both convicted of murder – Claimants unable under UK law to vote owing to convictions – Whether European Union law recognising right to vote on which claimants able to rely
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OpinionCultural sensitivities
Should bars lobby on issues which do not directly affect the regulation or practice of law?
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NewsLawyers asked for opinions on EU rights
The European Union’s framework of fundamental rights is to come under scrutiny as part of the government’s examination of the relationship between the UK and the EU.
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NewsBlack History Month: against all odds
The Law Society hosted the annual Black History Month Inspiration evening on 11 October, bringing together an impressive line up of high-profile, high-achieving minority lawyers. The event, themed ‘Against all Odds’, featured speakers who reflected on their personal experiences of the law and their professional journey. Also featuring in this ...
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OpinionProtest on the high seas
Sometimes we have to ask if activists cross the line when it comes to their methods of protest.
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ProfileKath Nicholson
From humbling the health secretary to high-profile inquests, Lewisham Council’s legal chief has centre stage in the London borough’s life.
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OpinionMiliband v Dacre
The clash between the Mail and Ed Miliband can teach us a lot about human rights and crisis management.
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News
EU access directive
Directive will guarantee people facing criminal proceedings the right to the effective assistance of a lawyer.