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8 Mar 2019
How Free Is Our Freedom Of Expression?
Freedom of expression is fundamental to our rights as human beings and is essential for democracy to flourish. There are obvious examples where this statement might be seen as controversial, but...
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5 Mar 2019
Key Statutes Regarding Article 8: The Right To Privacy
In order to adequately analyse the infringement of Article 8 rights, it is sometimes helpful to refer to statutes other than the Human Rights Act 1998. Below is a list of statutes, which contain...
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19 Feb 2019
When Should Freedom Of Expression Be Restricted?
Article 10, the right to freedom of expression, states that "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information...
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17 Feb 2019
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...
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31 Jan 2019
Does Article 8 Actually Protect Vulnerable Adults In Care?
Article 8 of the ECHR sets out the right to a private and family life, home and correspondence. But are these rights, often concerning dignity, upheld when it comes to the care of vulnerable adults?
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21 Jan 2019
What Is The Margin Of Appreciation?
What is the “margin of appreciation”? The phrase 'margin of appreciation' refers to the way in which the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) defers to the will of individual states, in specific...
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20 Jan 2019
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...
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8 Jan 2019
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...
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24 Dec 2018
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...
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21 Dec 2018
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...
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13 Dec 2018
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...
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3 Dec 2018
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...
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21 Nov 2018
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...
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12 Nov 2018
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...
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5 Nov 2018
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....
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1 Nov 2018
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...
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30 Oct 2018
Are Human Rights At Stake In The Counter-Terrorism And Border Security Bill?
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.
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14 Mar 2016
Delegated Legislation and Parliamentary Law Making - How Do They Compare?
It’s true to say that delegated legislation is not the most exciting of legal areas, but it’s an important topic to know about - there’s a huge volume of delegated legislation that has an impact on...
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11 Feb 2016
A legal lowdown of the European Union (EU)
Recent weeks have seen a lot in the news about the EU and our relationship with it - but what exactly is the EU?
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9 Feb 2016
Michael Gove Goes to Prison
It's ok. Don't worry. Michael Gove, the Justice Secretary, is only making a fleeting visit to a new prison. However, this Channel 4 video which follows Gove provides a useful introduction to the...
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