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Law in the News: UK Bill of Rights stopped in its tracks
As outlined in this BBC news article the former Prime Minister, Liz Truss, halted the proposed reform to the Human Rights Act 1998 just before its Second Reading.
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)... One year on.
The introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) from 2022 is the biggest shake-up to the training of the legal profession seen for nearly 30 years, taking over from the Legal Practice...
When Should The Right To Privacy (Not) Be Protected?
This week, the Tate Modern won a landmark case on the issue of privacy. The case was brought by residents of a nearby tower block, who complained that visitors to the Tate Modern used the viewing...
Does Article 8 Protect The Rights Of All Parents Or Just Some?
The right to respect for a private and family life ought, in principle, to be applied in the same way for all parents. However, as is often the case in law, there are times where this does not...
When Might A GPS Tracker Break The Law On Privacy?
In 2009, French police issued a court order to a telephone operator, to gather records of incoming and outgoing calls and details of cell towers that could be used to track the location of mobile...
70th Anniversary of Universal Declaration on Human Rights
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. The UNDHR was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 and is the foundation upon which the European Convention on...
Death In Custody: Breaching Article 2?
Deaths occur in custody in the UK, whether as a direct result of injuries caused by others, or by suicide. In 2017, 23 people in the UK died whilst in custody, although in some cases this was due...
Should Peaceful Protesters Face Criminal Charges?
The right to protest peacefully, without fear of criminal prosecution, is a fundamental part of living in a democracy. Acts of civil disobedience have led to an improvement in rights for many...
Do We Have A Right To Die?
The right to decide when your own life should end is a controversial one.
Some believe that the right to decide your own fate should be protected under the ECHR - Article 8, the right to respect...
Do Search Engines Promote Or Restrict Freedom Of Expression?
When using Google, or any other search engine, do you expect the top search results to be the most informative and objective sources of information? They claim that their algorithms try to ensure...
How Far Does The State Have A "Positive Duty" To Uphold The Right To Life?
In Article 2 of the ECHR, the right to life is described with reasonable clarity. What is not so clear, though, is whether or not the state has a "positive duty" to ensure that the right to life is...
How Artificial Intelligence Could Be Violating Our Human Rights
Recent and ongoing developments in the use of artificial intelligence in consumer goods and services has been highlighted as potentially unsafe, according to leading human rights campaigners....
Does Predictive Policing Restrict Our Human Rights?
The right to respect for private and family life, as defined in Article 8 of the European Convention On Human Rights, is under threat from the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Technology...
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, which is about to go through the Committee Stage in the House of Lords, has received substantial criticism from human rights advocates.
Can DNA Help Predict a Suspect's Age?
Forensic scientists have devised a test that examines blood samples left at crime scenes to predict the age of crime suspects to within four years.
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