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Law Pod UK latest: Punching a window on the world of family law
In January this year, the Transparency Implementation Group Reporting Pilot was rolled out to 16 more courts across England. The pilot works on the basis of a presumption that journalists and l...
Termination of pregnancy and wishes and feelings in the Court of Protection
Introduction The decision of the Court of Protection in Rotherham and Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and NR EWCOP 17 is the latest in a line of cases where the Court has been as...
The Weekly Round-up: School Prayer Ban and Further Debates on Rwanda Bill
In UK news The House of Lords has once again delayed the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. The Bill returned to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendm...
Substantively orthodox: three takeaways from the ECHR climate change decisions
By Professor Stefan Theil Introduction On 9 April 2024 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down its decision in three climate change cases: Carême v France, Du...
The Weekly Round-Up: Climate Inaction Breaches Human Rights, EU Asylum Pact Passed, & Arizona Reinstates 1864 Abortion Law
In the News Dr Hilary Cass, Chair of the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people, submitted her final report last Wednesday to NHS England. The Cass Review ...
Law Pod new episode: Human rights embrace climate change
Yesterday (Tuesday 9th of April) the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg handed down three judgments from the Grand Chamber. Two of the applications were rejected on admissibility ground...
https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2024/04/10/law-pod-new-episode-human-rights-embrace-climate-change/
The Weekly Round-Up: Protest Rights, Hate Crime Laws in Scotland, & Drone Strikes on Gaza Aid Trucks
In UK News The new and wide-ranging Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (SDPOs) introduced by the Public Order Act 2023 came into force on Friday. As part of the Government’s attempt to ‘cra...
Double Feature: Article 6 and extradition in Bertino and Merticariu
Introduction On 6 March 2024 the Supreme Court handed down two separate judgments in the cases of Bertino v Public Prosecutor’s Office, Italy UKSC 9 and Merticariu v Judecatoria Arad, Romania ...
The Weekly Round-up: UN institutions react to Gaza conflict, High Court seeks assurances regarding Assange
In international news This week multiple UN institutions responded to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The UN Security Council passed a resolution, with the USA abstaining, dema...
Developing a new tort for climate change
Michael John Smith (appellant) v Fronterra Co-operative group Ltd and others NZSC 5 This appeal to the New Zealand Supreme Court concerned strike out of a claim in tort (comprised of three cause...
https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2024/03/27/developing-a-new-tort-for-climate-change/
Weekly Round-Up: Hong Kong passes new security law and Court of Appeal rules on protesters’ criminal damage defence
In UK News On Tuesday the government published its response to the public inquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre. The inquiry was a response to a 2017 investigative documentary, whic...
Legal protection for animals is in our interests – Kimberly Moore
Science tells us that animals are social and sentient creatures, that they experience the world much like we do. But the law treats them very differently. Despite some progress, animals remain in...
The Weekly Round-Up: Extremism Redefined, Justice for Subpostmasters, & Elections in Russia
In the UK The Government has announced a new definition of extremism. Michael Gove, communities secretary, told ministers on Thursday that they should not interact with any groups labelled as ext...
Dillon and others’ applications for judicial review – a radically unradical analysis of the Legacy Act
Anurag Deb & Colin Murray In Dillon NIKB 11, the controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Legacy Act) was challenged head on. The Court disapplied a number o...
The Weekly Round-up: Trump on the ballot, government defeats in the House of Lords, and abortion a constitutional right
In UK news The government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords, as the peers voted through ten amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. The amendments included: Lab...