marcuscleaver · McQuillan, McGuigan and McKenna [2021] UKSC 55 Two incidents from the Troubles raise questions about the state’s obligation to investigate deaths under the European Convention on Human Rights. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Over the years there has consistently been debate around the merits of the Human Rights Act 1998. For some it enshrines the basic standards that any self-respecting Western democracy should practice while for others it represents a series of loopholes for criminals and other undesirables
marcuscleaver · Sanambar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 30 In this deportation case the Supreme Court had to decide whether a violent criminal who ended up in a Young Offenders Institution deserved a second chance in the UK or should
marcuscleaver · R (AB) v Secretary of State for Justice [2021] UKSC 28 AB was only 15 years old when he was first subjected to an extended period of solitary confinement in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. In this case he brought a judicial review of
marcuscleaver · A & B v Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority [2021] UKSC 27 The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is a way for the victims of crime to be compensated by the government. In this case A and B had been the victims of trafficking but
marcuscleaver · R (SC, CB & 8 Children) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 26 In one of the most controversial decisions this year, the Supreme Court looked at the two child limit imposed in respect of child tax credit. Music
marcuscleaver · DPP v Ziegler [2021] UKSC 23 After a protest blocked the road the campaigners were arrested under the Highways Act. This case examines the right to protest in the context of human rights and the defence of lawful excuse. Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
Even after the clocks have changed and the evenings are getting longer, night eventually comes. It’s not all at once but slowly and surely the light fades and, all of a sudden, you’re in darkness. According to the most recent annual report from Amnesty International,
marcuscleaver · Begum v SoS for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 7 In 2015 Shamima Begum left the UK to join Islamic State. Now, with the UK government intending to deprive her of British citizenship, she intended to return to the UK in order to
There remain very few people who still advocate for the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States. From across the political spectrum in the UK, today’s decision to refuse the claim of U.S. authorities was broadly welcomed. At its heart the prosecution of a