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Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Thirteenth Report): Counter-Terrorism Bill

8 October 2008 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

A Bill of Rights for the UK?

10 August 2008 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Twelfth Report): Annual Renewal of 28 Days 2008

30 June 2008 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

A Life Like Any Other? Human Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities

6 March 2008 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Work of the Committee in 2007 and the State of Human Rights in the UK

1 February 2008 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

BC (India) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (IA/05524/06]).

14 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Public health - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 42 days

14 December 2007 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

R (on the application of Al-Jedda) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Defence (Respondent) [2007] UKHL 58

The court examines the applicability of English Law vs Iraqi law, whether UNSCR regulations and the UN Charter qualified Mr Al-Jedda rights under the ECHR, such that his detainment would not be a violation of Article 5 (1). The Secretary of State (SoS) also raised an new untested argument regarding where the appellant's detention was attributable to the United Nations and therefor outside the scope of the ECHR. Law reports: [2007] UKHL 58; [2008] 2 WLR 31; [2008] 1 AC 332; Times 13-Dec-2008 On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2006] EWCA Civ 327.

12 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Armed forces / Military - Crimes against humanity - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Intervention before the House of Lords in the case of R (on the application of Al-Jedda) v. Secretary of State for Defence

11 October 2007 | Publisher: Liberty | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : 6th periodic report of States parties : addendum : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (overseas territories of the United Kingdom)

14 June 2007 | Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) | Document type: States Parties Reports

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