Carl Gardner
June 25, 2015
The US Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell v Hodges – it may come out today, or next week – will […]
Carl Gardner
May 26, 2015
A fair amount’s been written about the problems ministers face as they aim to “scrap” the Human Rights Act (to use […]
Carl Gardner
April 22, 2015
RightsInfo is a new website devoted to information about and advocacy for human rights. It’s the brainchild of Adam Wagner, the barrister and founder the the […]
Carl Gardner
February 11, 2015
In yesterday’s judgment on 1,015 “legacy” applications, the European Court of Human Rights ruled once again that the legislative bar […]
Carl Gardner
December 4, 2014
The Conservative debate on human rights is “very far from over”, Dominic Grieve told an audience of lawyers last night, as he strongly criticised his party’s recent policy paper – saying he was […]Carl Gardner
November 14, 2014
Carl Gardner
October 16, 2013
It’s no surprise that the Supreme Court has today unanimously dismissed appeals by two prisoners who wanted various remedies under the Human Rights Act and EU law for being denied the vote in Parliamentary, […]
Carl Gardner
September 19, 2013
I’m no friend of the niqab. It’s the symbol of an oppressive ideology, and I look forward to its disappearance from the streets of Britain (which I think likely in my lifetime) and everywhere. I doubt a total ban’s a […]
Carl Gardner
September 19, 2013
Here’s Monday’s ruling by His Honour Judge Peter Murphy, that a female Muslim defendant at Blackfriars Crown Court may not give evidence wearing a niqab, or face veil. If you click on the highlighted phrases in the document, either in the […]
Carl Gardner
July 22, 2013
The government has said it will support Lord Sharkey’s bill aimed at giving a posthumous statutory pardon to Alan Turing for an offence under section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment […]