Stockholm Programme – Presidency draft

October 1, 2009

JUSTICE briefing and suggested amendments for Presidency draft of the ‘Stockholm Programme’ (Multi-annual programme for an area of Freedom, Security and Justice serving the citizen). JUSTICE Briefing and Suggested Amendments – Presidency Draft, ‘Stockholm Programme’ – October 2009  

European Arrest Warrant

September 1, 2009

Briefing and suggested amendments. JUSTICE Briefing and Amendments – September 2009

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill

July 21, 2009

The bill received Royal Assent on 21 July 2009 and became the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. The bill included measures on citizenship and child protection from the earlier Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill. See the bill’s passage through Parliament. Letter to Home Secretary re ‘Path to Citizenship’ – 9 July 2009 JUSTICE Briefing – […]

JUSTICE Journal – Volume 6, Number 1

June 1, 2009

Contents of Volume 6 Number 1 Editorial Articles The Promise of International Criminal Justice: The International Criminal Court and the key components of the new era of international criminal accountability Wafa Shah Four Years of the European Arrest Warrant Jodie Blackstock Legal Advice and the Rule of Law Len Berkowitz The False Promise of Assurances […]

Control order renewal debate – 2009

February 27, 2009

JUSTICE briefing for House of Commons debate on renewal of control order regime under Draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2009. JUSTICE Briefing for House of Commons Debate – February 2009  

S. and Marper v United Kingdom [2008]

December 4, 2008

S. and Marper v United Kingdom (Applications nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04) Facts The first applicant, Mr S., was arrested in January 2001 at the age of eleven and charged with attempted robbery. His fingerprints and DNA samples were taken but he was subsequently acquitted. The second applicant, Mr Marper, was arrested in March 2001 and […]

JUSTICE Journal – Volume 5, Number 2

December 1, 2008

Contents of Volume 5 Number 2 Editorial Papers Law Lords at the Margin: who defines Convention rights? Baroness Hale of Richmond Building a better society The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE Human rights review of the year 2008 Nathalie Lieven QC Articles Test cases and third party interventions in commercial cases Roger Smith and […]

Counter Terrorism Bill

November 26, 2008

The bill received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008 and became the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008. See the bill’s passage through Parliament.   JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Second Reading – July 2008 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons Report Stage – on 42-day pre-charge detention – June 2008 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons Second […]

EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008]

October 22, 2008

EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 64 Facts The woman – referred to only as EM due to reporting restrictions – came to the UK in 2004 with her son (referred to as AF), then aged eight. EM had divorced her husband in Lebanon due to his violent behaviour. […]

Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill

October 1, 2008

The citizen and child protection aspects of this bill were included in the later Borders, Citizenship and Nationality Bill. JUSTICE submission to Home Affairs Inquiry – October 2008 Links Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill – published July 2008