JUSTICE Student Human Rights Network


	JUSTICE STUDENT HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK
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	Welcome to the homepage for the JUSTICE Student Human Rights Network Human rights are part of almost every law degree and legal professional qualification. They are also relevant to everyday concerns. Everyone has views on matters to which human rights are directly relevant: Can a school prohibit distinctive religious dress? What are the proper limits, if any, on free speech in universities? Can a government exclude a potential terrorist from the country on the basis of evidence that might have been obtained by torture? Can people in a long-stay care home object to having to move? Can a husband help his wife to commit suicide without fear of being prosecuted? Can delays in tribunal hearings be challenged? Can the British army in Iraq lock up people without the right to a trial? Can someone be deported to a country where they might be tortured? These issues have all been the subject of litigation under the Human Rights Act 1998. We want to support all those studying the law and who are interested in human rights - by creating a lively, interactive network. JUSTICE's contribution to beginning this process will be: To produce an electronic bulletin three times a year To hold a number of seminars To offer speakers for meetings To help with ideas for events To demonstrate how human rights can be a feature of a wide variety of careers To introduce the work of JUSTICE, one of the UK's leading human rights organisations JUSTICE Student Human Rights Network is free - and we actively encourage the wide dissemination of its content. If you would like to be part of the network, please e-mail us at jshrn@justice.org.uk. JUSTICE is an independent, UK based charity which seeks to advance access to justice, human rights and the rule of law. To see our main website visit www.justice.org.uk

	Electronic bulletins To see the eleventh e-bulletin click here (New Year 2010) To see the tenth e-bulletin click here (Autumn 2009) To see the ninth e-bulletin click here (Spring 2009) To see the eighth e-bulletin click here (New Year 2009) To see the seventh e-bulletin click here (Autumn 2008) To see the sixth e-bulletin click here (Spring 2008) To see the fifth e-bulletin click here (New Year 2008) To see the fourth e-bulletin click here (Autumn 2007) To see the third e-bulletin click here (Spring 2007) To see the second e-bulletin click here (New Year 2007) To see the first e-bulletin click here (Autumn 2006) Our electronic bulletins contain briefings on areas of JUSTICE's policy work. Click to read our briefings on: The European Convention on Human Rights The Human Rights Act 1998 Counter-terrorism and human rights Legal aid and human rights Intercept evidence Deportation on the grounds of national security DNA retention by police Youth justice The Equalities Review The definition of public authority under the Human Rights Act 1998 Jury trial and serious fraud A British bill of rights - a model for the 21st century? Pre-charge detention in terrorism cases The Discrimination Law Review Asylum and human rights The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Homicide law reform Torture Article 2: the right to life International Commission of Jurists Procedural Safeguards in the EU Article 3: freedom from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment The Lisbon Treaty Article 4: prohibition of slavery and forced labour The parole system of England and Wales Stop and search under the Terrorism Act 2000 A bill of rights for Northern Ireland Our electronic bulletins also contact interviews with a variety of people to showcase careers in the field of human rights. Click to read our interview with: Jennifer Smith Working for International Bridges for Justice, a not for profit non governmental organisation working primarily in Asia Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC A Liberal Democrat peer and barrister at Blackstone Chambers Dr Adam Sandell A doctor retraining as a barrister Michael Smyth Head of public policy at Clifford Chance Anne Owers CBE HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in England and Wales Jemima Stratford A barrister at Brick Court Chambers Professor Conor Gearty Rausing Director of the Study for the Centre of Human Rights at the London School of Economics Professor Francesca Klug Professorial Research Fellow at the Study for the Centre of Human Rights at the London School of Economics Stephen Grosz Partner at Bindman and Partners Katie Ghose Director of the British Institute of Human Rights Simon Chesterman Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University Law School Doron Isaacs Final year law student at the University of Cape Town Geoff Budlender Advocate in South Africa Colin Gonsalves Executive Director of The Human Rights Network Project, India Susie Alegre A barrister and human rights consultant Jessica Simor A barrister at Matrix Chambers Jonathan Cooper OBE A barrister at Doughty Street Chambers Shaheen Rahman A barrister at One Crown Office Row Richard Clayton QC A barrister at 39 Essex Road Suzanne Lambert A barrister at One Crown Office Row Top

	Events Forthcoming events Human Rights and Criminal Justice Conference We will be holding the third annual conference for the JUSTICE Student Human Rights Network on Saturday 27 March 2010 from 10am - 5pm at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London EC4Y 1HT This conference for law students, trainee solicitors and pupil barristers will discuss topical issues in the human rights and criminal justice field. Speakers include Andrew Hall QC of Doughty Street Chambers - widely regarded as a leader in his field of crime with a strong emphasis on civil liberties - and Dan Carey, a solicitor at Public Interest Lawyers and winner of the Peter Duffy Award at the Liberty/JUSTICE Human Rights Awards ceremony 2009. Tickets for the conference will be £10 (£5 to JUSTICE members) The full programme will be released shortly. For further information please email jshrn@justice.org.uk Past events The Impact of the Human Rights Act was held at Allen & Overy on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November 2009. Click to download the programme. Presentations from the day are available here: The Impact of the HRA on Public Law (by Eric Metcalfe) Criminal justice and the Human Rights Act 1998 (by Sally Ireland) The impact of the ECHR in the EU (by Jodie Blackstock) The European Union, Human Rights and Accession States (by Roger Smith) The impact of the ECHR on access to justice in Europe (by Hayley Smith) A Bill of Rights for the UK? (by Qudsi Rasheed) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our second annual JUSTICE Student Human Rights Network conference - Human Rights, civil liberties and democracy - was held on Saturday 14 March 2009. The conference was kindly hosted by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and supported by the College of Law This conference for law students, trainee solicitors and pupil barristers aimed to build upon on the success of the first conference in 2008. Click here to see the programme Speakers on the day included the recently elected chair of JUSTICE Council, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC who gave the key note speech, Dr Eric Metcalfe (JUSTICE), Roger Smith (JUSTICE), Richard de Friend (College of Law), Tom Hickman (Blackstone Chambers), Sally Ireland (JUSTICE), Jodie Blackstock (JUSTICE), Clarissa O'Callaghan (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) and Patrick Doris (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer). Click here to read the speaker biographies. Click here to give feedback on the day Presentations from the day: Anonymous Witnesses (by Sally Ireland), The European Arrest Warrant (by Jodie Blackstock) and Human Rights and the Constitution (by Roger Smith) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Human Rights in Practice: An Introduction was held at BPP Law School Holborn on Saturday 15 November 2008. Click to download the programme. Presentations from the day: Human rights and the Human Rights Act 1998: An overview (by Eric Metcalfe), Current issues of policy and JUSTICE's work (by Roger Smith), Human rights in practice (by Shaheen Rahman) and JUSTICE's third party interventions (by Eric Metcalfe). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Human Rights Law: Today's issues for tomorrow's lawyers was the first major conference for the JUSTICE Student Human Rights Network and was held on Saturday 8 March 2008. The conference was kindly hosted by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and supported by the College of Law and the Guardian. The conference was aimed at law students, trainee solicitors and pupil barristers. Click here to see the programme Speakers on the day include Geoff Nicholas (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) Suzanne Lambert (One Crown Office Row), Keir Starmer QC (Doughty Street Chambers), Dr Eric Metcalfe (JUSTICE), Roger Smith (JUSTICE), Phil Shiner (Public Interest Lawyers), Alexandra Marks (Linklaters), Jemima Stratford (Brick Court Chambers), Laurence Horner (College of Law), Stephen Grosz (Bindman & Partners) and Professor Francesca Klug OBE (Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission). Click here to read the speaker biographies. Click here to give feedback on the day Presentations from the day: torture (by Roger Smith), freedom of expression and freedom of religion (Eric Metcalfe) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To see the programme for the sixth seminar aimed at postgraduate students, LPC and BVC students, pupils and trainees click here (24 November 2007) Papers and presentations from the day: pre-charge detention presentation, JUSTICE control orders appeals briefing, A British Bill of Rights: Informing the debate flyer and summary sheet, and bill of rights presentation. To see the programme for the fifth seminar aimed at undergraduate students click here (10 November 2007) Papers and presentations from the day: Article 3 question sheet and source sheet. To see the programme for the fourth seminar click here (19 May 2007) Papers and presentations from the day: JUSTICE submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights for their inquiry into the concluding observations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ESC rights presentation, Intercept Evidence: Lifting the Ban and intercept evidence presentation. To see the programme for the third seminar aimed at postgraduate students, LPC and BVC students, pupils and trainees click here (24 February 2007) Papers and presentations from the day: JUSTICE's submission in Al Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence, JUSTICE briefing on the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Area) Order Act 2005, the terrorism case study and the right to protest and the criminal law. To see the programme for the second seminar aimed at undergraduate students click here (17 February 2007) Presentations from the day: Human rights, pressure points and pressure groups, Forward from the Human Rights Act to a bill of rights? and Freedom of religion and belief: the impact of Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. To see the programme for the first seminar click here (25 November 2006) Top

	Contributions JSHRN Conference We invited students who attended our recent human rights conference - Human rights, civil liberties and democracy - to write articles about the day, with one being put forward to the Liberty Central pages of the Guardian website. Lettie Ransley's article can be read here. It was fantastic to hear from you and the articles we received offered very interesting and thoughtful accounts of the prominent themes that arose at the conference. If you would like to read a selection of the articles we received, please see the contributions below from: Grace Cash Arman Savarian Grace Park Laura Sampson Ioulia Kampouridi Other articles: Read an article by Martin Henshall on the role of the judiciary since the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 (January 2007) Read an article by Robert Brown on the definition of public authority under the Human Rights Act 1998 (January 2007) Read an article by Jamie Fletcher on executive sovereignty (April 2007) Read a poem by Catherine Lough (February 2007) Read two pieces by Tom Mabbott on the Human Rights Act and the right to party (January 2007) If you would like to write an article or comment piece and have your work put on the website please email it to jshrn@justice.org.uk We will publish original and interesting pieces relevant to the issues covered by the electronic bulletins. Maximum word limit of articles 1500 words. All work remains the property of the author and does not necessarily reflect JUSTICE's opinion.

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