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  • Same-sex marriage: the US, Europe and the Obergefell questions

    Carl Gardner
    June 25, 2015

    Elvert Barnes | Creative CommonsThe US Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell v Hodges – it may come out today, or next week – will […]

    Tags: discrimination, ecj, ecthr, eu law, family, free movement, human rights, US constitution, US Supreme Court
  • Strasbourg judgment: Eweida and others v UK

    Carl Gardner
    January 15, 2013

    Nadia Eweida has succeeded in her claim that the UK breached her right to manifest her religion under article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Readers may remember that she worked for British Airways, and refused to abide […]

    Tags: discrimination, ecthr, employment, human rights, religion
  • Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

    Carl Gardner
    November 22, 2012

    Here is the government’s draft bill offering Parliament a menu of options on prisoners’ votes.

    Tags: ecthr, government, human rights, legislation, parliament, prisons
  • Abu Qatada: today’s panel decision on his Grand Chamber referral

    Carl Gardner
    May 9, 2012

    A panel of five judges meets at the European Court of Human Rights today to decide whether or not to grant Abu Qatada’s request that his case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court.

    You’ll remember that following the […]

    Tags: ecthr, human rights, terrorism
  • Abu Qatada: David Cameron on Today

    Carl Gardner
    April 23, 2012

    On BBC Radio 4’s Today this morning the Prime Minister was asked about the mix up over Abu Qatada’s arrest, appeal and time limits.

    You can listen to the exchange here.

    The key extracts from the interview seem to me as […]

    Tags: ecthr, government, human rights, terrorism
  • Strasbourg emphasises subsidiarity in freedom of expression rulings

    Carl Gardner
    February 14, 2012

    Last week the European Court of Human Rights handed down two important rulings in media privacy cases, Von Hannover v Germany (No. 2) and Axel Springer AG v Germany. These cases, in both of which the Court favoured […]

    Tags: ecthr, freedom of expression, human rights, media law, private life
  • Is the government really “on the brink” of success in Strasbourg?

    Carl Gardner
    November 29, 2011

    So the Telegraph reported the week before last, based on an interview with Ken Clarke:

    the Justice Secretary reveals that Britain is poised strike a deal to overhaul the controversial human rights court to stop it being used by […]

    Tags: ecthr, government, human rights, international
  • Lord Hoffmann is right about the ECtHR

    Carl Gardner
    April 8, 2009

    I’d entirely missed Lord Hoffmann’s recent speech about the European Court of Human Rights: thanks to Afua Hirsch for drawing attention to it. In my view this is a brave and important speech, and I applaud him.

    Tags: ecthr, human rights
  • Charon QC podcast on Abu Qatada

    Carl Gardner
    February 19, 2009

    Charon spoke to me again this afternoon, this time about Abu Qatada – the Lords ruling on Wednesday and today’s ruling from Strasbourg awarding him compensation. We talk a bit about the man himself and the whole sage of […]

    Tags: abu qatada, ecthr, house of lords, human rights, terrorism, torture
  • Abu Qatada’s compensation

    Carl Gardner
    February 19, 2009

    It’s all about him at the moment, isn’t it? Now, the ECtHR has decided to give him €2,800 to compensate him for his detention in Belmarsh prison from 2002 to 2005.

    There’ll be strong feelings about this ruling, […]

    Tags: abu qatada, ecthr, human rights, terrorism
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