JUSTICE response to Ministry of Justice Consultation Proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales. Downloads JUSTICE response
Legal Aid Green Paper
Time for a New Hearing
January 5, 2011
Time for a New Hearing proposes that most young offenders should participate in restorative conferencing – meeting their victims and agreeing to make amends for their offending behaviour – rather than receiving traditional court sentences. Author JUSTICE and The Police Foundation Published 5 January 2011 Links The Police Foundation Download a copy of Time for a New Hearing
Extradition Review
January 1, 2011
Stop and search under the Terrorism Act 2000
December 19, 2010
What is stop and search? ‘Stop and search’ is the general term used to describe the power of police (and occasionally other officials) to search members of the public in various contexts. For example, section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 gives police officers a general power to stop and search any […]
The coalition response to terrorism and torture
What has the coalition government done so far? Very little, but it has promised a great deal. In July, the new Home Secretary Theresa May MP announced a ‘rapid review’ of counter-terrorism powers. That review was originally due to report in early October but is now expected to be delayed by at least several weeks. […]
Terrorist Asset-Freezing Bill
December 16, 2010
This bill received Royal Assent on 16 December 2010 and is now the Terrorism Asset-Freezing Act 2010 The UK is required by the UN to freeze the assets of people who commit terrorist acts. The UK legislation that allowed the Treasury to freeze the assets of those suspected of involvement in terrorism was quashed by […]
JUSTICE Journal – Volume 7, Number 2
December 1, 2010
Contents for Volume 7 Number 2 Editorial Out with the old, in with the new – the coalition’s Programme for Government Papers The UK Constitution: time for fundamental reform? Rabinder Singh QC Scotland: human rights and constitutional issues, Qudsi Rasheed Articles Religious freedom in the workplace, Professor Aileen McColgan Conditions for a British bill of rights, JUSTICE […]
Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill
November 11, 2010
This bill was presented as emergency legislation in response to the Cadder judgment handed down on 26 October 2010 by the UK Supreme Court. The legislation came into force as the Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 on 29 October 2010. The Act made significant amendments to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) […]
Giving legal advice at police stations: practical pointers
November 1, 2010
The Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 made significant amendments to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. As a result, JUSTICE prepared a short guide to offer practical assistance to practitioners advising and representing detained persons at police stations in entirely new circumstances. Published 1 November 2010 Download a copy of Giving […]