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JUSTICE,
together with ILPA, JCWI, Liberty and the Migrants Rights Network, has
written to the Home Secretary concerning the citizenship proposals in
Part 2 of the Borders Citizenship and Immigration Bill
Click here
to read the letter (July 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on the Borders Citizenship and Immigration Bill
for second reading in the House of Commons
Click here
to download (June 2009)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill
Click here
to read our briefing for second reading in the House of Lords (February
2009)
JUSTICE submission to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee inquiry into immigration control (December 2005)
Press
release: Law Lords unanimously condemn withdrawal of support for asylum
seekers
The Law Lords held that the withdrawal of all support for asylum
seekers, leaving them destitute, was contrary to Article 3 of the European
Convention on Human Rights, which forbids inhuman and degrading treatment.
Click here
to read the judgement in full and here
to read JUSTICE's reaction (November
2005)
JUSTICE
response to the Home Office consultation on Exclusion
or Deportation from the UK on Non-Conducive Grounds (August
2005)
JUSTICE
briefing
on the Immigration,
Asylum and Nationality Bill for second reading in the House of
Commons (July 2005)
JUSTICE written
evidence to the House of Lords
Select Committee on the European Union Inquiry into the Hague Programme
(Sub-Committees E and F) (January 2005)
JUSTICE response to the Home Office Consultation on the implementation of Council Directive 2003/09 of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (December 2004)
JUSTICE response to the European Commission Consultation on the Future of Justice and Home Affairs (August 2004)
UK
organisations set out principles for new asylum system
JUSTICE has
joined efforts with other leading refugee and human rights agencies in
developing a set of principles and approaches which set out a positive,
alternative agenda for improving the asylum system. Click here
for a pdf version of the NGO working paper produced by the Refugee Council
and here
for the press release (July
2004)
JUSTICE, Liberty,
LAG, ILPA and BIHR joint briefing on legal aid provisions in Clause 14
of the Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Bill in the
House of Lords (May 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on the Asylum
and Immigration (Treament of Claimants, etc.) Bill for the second
reading in the House of Lords (March 2004)
JUSTICE additional
submission to the Constitutional Affairs
Committee inquiry into Asylum
and Immigration Appeals (January 2004)
JUSTICE briefing
on the Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill for second
reading in the House of Commons (December 2003)
JUSTICE's response
to the Home Office/Department
for Constitutional Affairs consultation letter on new legislative proposals
on asylum reform (November 2003)
JUSTICE additional
submission to the Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons
Inquiry into Asylum Applications, November 2003, on new measures and legislative
proposals announced by the Home Office in October 2003
New
approaches to the asylum process JUSTICE written evidence to the
House of Lords select committee on the European Union inquiry on the European
Commission’s communication responding to the UK proposals for a new
approach to asylum (September 2003)
JUSTICE
response to the Consultation Paper issued by the LCD in June 2003 on Proposed
Changes to Publicly Funded Immigration and Asylum Work
Click here for pfd
version of response
(August 2003)
JUSTICE
releases legal opinion: Removing asylum seekers to processing
centres outside the UK would be unlawful (June 2003) Click
here for press release
and legal opinion.
Asylum
and Immigration Appeals JUSTICE submission to the Committee on
the Lord Chancellor's Department inquiry (April 2003)
Asylum Applications:
JUSTICE submission to the Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons
Inquiry (March 2003)
Defining refugee status:
briefing to the House of Lords EU select committee (July 2002)
Immigration and asylum
removals: JUSTICE submission to the Home Affairs Committee
of the House of Commons Inquiry (October 2002)
Nationality,
Immigration and Asylum Bill:
JUSTICE Briefing for the House of Lords Second Reading
(June 2002)
Dublin II: briefing
to the House of Lords EU select committee (January 2002)
Minimum standards for reception
conditions: briefing for the House of Lords EU select committee
(July 2001)
Minimum
standards for asylum procedures: Briefing to House of Lords European
Union Sub-Committee (January 2001)
Briefing on a common immigration
policy (January 2001)
Temporary protection
(November 2000)
Evidence on a Community immigration
policy Evidence to House of Lords European Union Sub-Committee
(January 2001)
Temporary protection
Evidence to House of Lords European Union Sub-Committee (November 2000)
Intervention: Kaur v UK
(July 2000)
Towards Common Standards
on Asylum Practice Comments on European
Commission proposals (August 1999)
Immigration
and Asylum Bill Human Rights Audit (March 1999)
Effective
Determination Procedures: Briefing on the Immigration and Asylum
Bill (March 1999)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on the Crime and Security Bill for House of Commons
report stage, together with suggested amendments.
Click here
to read the briefing (March 2010)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on clauses 21-38 of the Crime and Security Bill,
covering domestic violence; gang-related violence; and anti-social behaviour
orders for House of Commons Committee stage
Click here
to read the briefing (February 2010)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on clause 1 (stop and search) of the Crime and
Security Bill for House of Commons Committee stage, together with suggested
amendments.
Click here
to read the briefing (January 2010)
JUSTICE
briefs MPs on why changes to law of war crimes arrests should be opposed
JUSTICE, together with Amnesty International (UK), Global Witness, Human
Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights and Redress,
has today briefed MPs for an adjournment debate on war crimes arrests
on Thursday 28 January. We oppose any change to the law that would require
the consent of the Attorney General to such arrests.
Click here
to read the briefing (January 2010)
JUSTICE questions Attorney General on arrest of suspected war criminals Click here to read the press release (January 2010)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Crown Prosecution Service consultation on the
DPP’s interim policy for prosecutors on assisted suicide
Click here
to read the response (December 2009).
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the Policing and
Crime Bill for report stage in the House of Lords
Click
here
to read the briefing (October 2009)
JUSTICE
/ REDRESS / Aegis Trust Press Release
On 22 October the government tabled a fresh amendment to the Coroners
and Justice Bill that will help close a legal loophole which has in the
past allowed genocide and war crimes suspects to visit the UK or live
here for years without fear of prosecution.Click here
for our press release (October 2009)
JUSTICE
/ REDRESS / Aegis Trust Press Release
A coalition of peers, leading legal figures and human rights NGOs including
JUSTICE are calling on the government to close a serious loophole in UK
laws on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Click here
for the press release (October 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the Coroners and
Justice Bill for report stage in the House of Lords
Click
here to read
the briefing (October 2009)
JUSTICE
has also issued two joint briefings on particular aspects of the Coroners
and Justice Bill for report stage in the House of Lords
In
advance of report stage in the House of Lords, JUSTICE has published two
joint briefings on different aspects of the Coroners and Justice Bill.
The first, a joint briefing with REDRESS and the Aegis Trust, concerns
amendments seeking to strengthen the law on genocide, war crimes and crimes
against humanity - click
here to read. The second, a joint briefing with Liberty and Inquest,
concerns amendments to allow the use of intercept material in inquests
and resisting the government's proposed use of the Inquiries Act - click
here to read (October 2009).
JUSTICE
has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper - Crown
Court Means Testing: Draft Regulations
Click here
to read the response (October 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Home Office consultation on amendment to section
5 of the Public Order Act 1986
Click here
to read the response (September 2009)
The
Standing Committee for Youth Justice, of which JUSTICE is a member, has
published a report on the funding of custody for children
The report recommends that funding be devolved to the local level in order
to help reduce the unnecessary use of custody and increase focus on prevention
of offending.
To download the report, click here
(July 2009)
JUSTICE
welcomes changes to law on international crimes but calls for government
to go further
JUSTICE today issued a joint statement with NGOs The Aegis Trust and REDRESS
welcoming the government's announcement on the law of war crimes, crimes
against humanity and genocide but called for the government to reform
the law further to allow the prosecution of suspects present but not resident
in the UK. For a copy of the statement click here.
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the Policing and
Crime Bill for committee stage in the House of Lords
Click here
to download (June 2009)
The
Criminal Justice Alliance, of which JUSTICE is a member, has sent an open
letter to the Secretary of State for Justice on funding for legal representation
for families at inquests.
Click here
to download (June 2009)
JUSTICE
urges Peers to close loopholes in UK law on international crimes
JUSTICE today wrote to Peers in support of amendments
to the Coroners and Justice Bill that would prevent people suspected of
genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity from escaping justice
in the UK. For a copy of the letter click here.
(June 2009)
The amendments are available here.
Further information is available in briefings from the Aegis Trust which
are available here
(short briefing) and here
(detailed briefing)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the Coroners and
Justice Bill for committee stage in the House of Lords
Click here
to download (June 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on the Policing and Crime Bill for second reading
in the House of Lords
Click here
to download (May 2009)
The Standing Committee for Youth Justice, of which JUSTICE is a member, has written to Ministers to express concerns about court ordered remands of children and young people. Click here to read the letter (May 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the Coroners and
Justice Bill for second reading in the House of Lords
Click here
to download (May 2009)
JUSTICE has published its briefing and suggested amendments for Report stage of the Policing and Crime Bill, focusing on prostitution (including recommending the decriminalisation of child victims of sexual exploitation involved in prostitution), dispersal directions, 'gang' injunctions, and extradition. Click here to download (May 2009)
The
Standing Committee for Youth Justice, of which JUSTICE is a member, has
responded to the Sentencing Advisory Panel's consultation paper on Principles
of Sentencing for Youths. JUSTICE has endorsed this response.
Click here
to read the response (March 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the Coroners and
Justice Bill for the House of Commons Report Stage
Click here
to download (March 2009)
JUSTICE has suggested amendments to the government amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill relating to "injunctions against gang-related violence" Click here to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE
has published suggested amendments to Part 3 of the Coroners and Justice
Bill for House of Commons Committee Stage
Click here
to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE
has published suggested amendments to Part 2 of the Coroners and Justice
Bill for House of Commons Committee Stage
Click here
to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE
has published suggested amendments to Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice
Bill for House of Commons Committee Stage
Click here
to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Ministry of Justice Consultation Paper - Crown Court
means testing
Click here
to read the response (February 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Ministry of Justice Consultation Paper - The award
of costs from Central Funds in criminal cases.
Click here
to read the response (February 2009)
JUSTICE has published suggested amendments to Part 2 of the Policing and Crime Bill for House of Commons Committee stage, dealing with the law on prostitution. Please click here to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill
Click here to
read our briefing for second reading in the House of Commons (January
2009)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Policing and Crime Bill
Click here
to read our briefing for second reading in the House of Commons (January
2009)
JUSTICE
Response to the Government proposals in response to the Review of the
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Click here
to read the response (December 2008)
JUSTICE
summary response to government consultation on Murder, Manslaughter
and Infanticide: proposals for reform of the law
Click here to read
the response (October 2008)
The
Standing Committee for Youth Justice, of which JUSTICE is a member, has
responded to the inter-departmental Youth Crime Action Plan
Click here for the
response and here
for the press release (October 2008)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Policing Green Paper, From the neighbourhood to
the national - policing our communities together
Click here to read
our response (October 2008)
JUSTICE
Press Release
JUSTICE calls for action on children in custody
following critical UN report. To read the press release click here
(October 2008)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation on Bail and Murder
Clcik here to read our response
(September 2008)
JUSTICE
supplementary evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
inquiry into Policing and Protest
Click
here
to read the evidence (August 2008)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill
Click here
to read our briefing for all stages in the House of Commons emergency
debate and click here
to read our press release (July 2008)
JUSTICE
submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into Policing
and Protest
Click here to read JUSTICE's
written submission to the Joint Committee (June 2008)
JUSTICE
response to A Structured Sentencing Framework and Sentencing Commission
Click here to read
our response to the consultation paper from the Sentencing Commission
Working Group (June 2008)
JUSTICE
welcomes creation of Youth Justice Unit and calls for new focus
Click here for the press
release (November 2007)
JUSTICE
reminds reviewers of rape law that legal changes are not the whole answer
JUSTICE today responded to David Cameron's pledge to tackle low conviction
rates for rape, reminding politicians that legal changes are not the whole
answer and that the right to a fair trial must be protected. Click
here for the press release (November 2007)
JUSTICE briefing on the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill for second reading in the House of Commons (October 2007)
JUSTICE
calls for fundamental reform of ‘flawed’ system of IPP sentencing
Click here to read the
press release (August 2007)
JUSTICE briefing on the
Serious Crime Bill
for second
reading in the House of Commons (June 2007)
JUSTICE briefing with the Prison Reform Trust, Liberty and Inquest for House of Commons consideration of House of Lords amendments to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill and press release (May 2007)
JUSTICE evidence to the House of Lords European Union Committee Sub Committee E (Law and Institutions) inquiry into the European Commission's Proposed Framework Decision on the European Supervision Order in pre-trial procedures between Member States (Council number 12367/06; Commission number COM (2006) 468) (April 2007)
JUSTICE briefing for second reading in the House of Lords of the Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill. We oppose the Bill in its entirety (March 2007)
JUSTICE response
to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry Towards Effective Sentencing
(March 2007)
JUSTICE briefing
for second reading in the House of Lords on the Serious
Crime Bill (Part I)
(February 2007)
Joint amendments with Liberty, the Prison Reform Trust and INQUEST for the House of Lords Report stage on the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill and press release (February 2007)
JUSTICE response to
the Home Office consultation
'Making
Sentencing Clearer - a consultation and report of a review by the Home
Secretary, Lord Chancellor and Attorney General
(January 2007)
JUSTICE response to OCJR consultation Quashing
Convictions: Report of a review by the Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor
and Attorney General
Home Office (December 2006)
JUSTICE's amendments
to the Corporate
Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill for
Grand Committee for the House of Lords
(December
2006)
JUSTICE briefing on the
Corporate
Manslaughter Bill for
second reading in the House of Lords
(December 2006)
JUSTICE amendments on
the
Corporate
Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill for
Report stage in the House of Commons (November 2006)
JUSTICE urges MPs to
oppose the
Fraud
(Trials without a Jury) Bill
(November 2006)
JUSTICE,
together with Liberty, the CBI, the Institute of Directors and others,
has written to MPs calling upon them to support amendments to the Police
and Justice Bill that would provide safeguards against unjust extraditions.
For a copy of the letter click here.
For the press release click here
(October 2006)
JUSTICE briefing to the House
of Lords for Report stage of the Police and Justice
Bill on two areas of concern:
inspectorate reform, and the use of prison service custody for children
(October 2006)
JUSTICE briefing to
the House of Commons on the
second
reading of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
(October 2006)
JUSTICE response to the
Office
for Criminal Justice Reform consultation Convicting Rapists and Protecting
Victims - Justice for Victims of Rape (August
2006)
JUSTICE/Liberty
joint briefing/amendments in relation to new
proposed clauses of the Police and Justice Bill
on the use of video links in criminal proceedings (July 2006)
JUSTICE briefing to Peers urgning them to save 'bright light' of prisons watchdog. Amendments have been tabled to the Police and Justice Bill by, amongst others, the former Chief Inspector of Prisons Lord Ramsbotham, which would ensure that the Inspectorate of Prisons remained outside the super-inspectorate and retained its independence. JUSTICE has asked members of the House of Lords to support these amendments, in a letter and short briefing note. Click here to read the press release, here to read JUSTICE's briefing and here to read JUSTICE's letter (July 2006)
JUSTICE briefing to
the House of Lords to support amendments excluding HM Prisons Inspectorate
from the merger, proposed in the Police and Justice
Bill, of the criminal justice inspectorates. Click here
for the letter and here
for the briefing note (June 2006)
JUSTICE briefing on the Police
and Justice Bill for
the second reading in the House of Lords.
Click
here
to read the briefing. Click here
to read the press release (June
2006)
JUSTICE briefing on
the Fraud
Bill for
the second reading in the House of Commons
(June 2006)
JUSTICE response to
Law
Commission consultation paper no. 177, A New Homicide Act for England
and Wales? (May 2006)
JUSTICE
Press Release 9 May 2006
On Wednesday 10 May, the House of Commons will debate amendments to the
Police and Justice Bill aimed at safeguarding the rights of people sought
for extradition by the United States and other nations. JUSTICE has written
to all MPs to outline our concerns about UK-US extradition arrangements
and urging them to support the Early Day Motion (EDM 241) and the amendment
of the Extradition Act 2003 to satisfy our concerns.
Click here to see the
press release, here
to see the letter and here
to see the briefing note.
JUSTICE
briefing on the Violent Crime Reduction Bill
for the second reading in the House of Lords. Click here
to read the briefing (March 2006)
JUSTICE
calls for review of UK-US extradition arrangements
Click here for a copy
of the press release (21 February 2006)
JUSTICE
Press Release
JUSTICE welcomes consultation on law of homicide
Click here to read the
press release (20 December 2005)
JUSTICE Press Release
JUSTICE welcomes Select Committee report on corporate manslaughter
Click here to read the
press release (20 December 2005)
JUSTICE
response to DCA consultation on hearing the relatives
of murder and manslaughter victims Click
here
to read the briefing (December 2005)
JUSTICE
briefing on proposed
new driving offences
(November 2005)
JUSTICE press release:
JUSTICE supports cross party early day motion in favour of jury trials
(21 October 2005)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Violent Crime Reduction Bill
for the committee stage in the House of Commons.
Click here to download a copy
(October 2005)
JUSTICE
response to the Home Office consultation on PACE
Codes of Practice (October
2005)
JUSTICE
submission to the Home Affairs/Work and Pensions sub-committees on the
Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill Click
here to download a copy (October
2005)
JUSTICE
briefing
on the Fraud
Bill for Committee stage in the House of Lords (July 2005)
JUSTICE
says Government's
restricted protest area goes too far (Press release)
JUSTICE briefing on the Serious
Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Area) Order 2005
(July 2005)
JUSTICE
response
to Home Office consultation on Draft
Corporate Manslaughter Bill Click here
for a copy of the press release (June 2005)
JUSTICE response to
Home
Office Consultation on the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium
regarding prohibitions arising from convictions for sexual offences committed
against children (June 2005)
JUSTICE
letter to Charles Clarke
regarding the UK-US Extradition Treaty 2003
(May 2005)
JUSTICE
response
to the Sentencing
Advisory Panel's consultation paper on the circumstances
when a court should make a recommendation for deportation following a
criminal conviction. (May 2005)
JUSTICE
responds to
Home Office driving law proposals
(May 2005)
JUSTICE
recommends measures to help preserve
trial by jury (April 2005)
JUSTICE
condemns coercive measures in Drugs
Bill (March 2005)
JUSTICE briefing on
Parts 1 and 2 of the Serious
Organised Crime and Police Bill (SOCA and matters relating to
investigations and prosecutions) and on
Parts 3-6 of the Bill
other than the provisions on religious hatred (police powers and public
order) (March 2005)
Press
release 4 February 2005
JUSTICE opposes the creation of offences protecting animal research and
other organisations
Click here for the full
text of the press release and here
for the briefing on the new clauses proposed by the Home Secretary for
inclusion in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill relating to the
protection of organisations from economic damage and other interference
with their activities.
Press
release 2 February 2005
Use
of force against intruders
JUSTICE welcomes the statement from the CPS and ACPO on the law on the
use of force against intruders, and criticises the amendments proposed
in the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill.
Click here for the full
text of the press release
JUSTICE
letter to David Blunkett
regarding
the Extradition
Treaty with the USA
(8 December 2004)
To read the reply from
The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP click
here and the reply from Caroline Flint MP click
here
JUSTICE briefing on the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill for the House of Commons Second Reading (December 2004)
JUSTICE response to the White Paper 'One Step Ahead - a 21st Century Strategy to Defeat Organised Crime' setting out the government's proposals to deal with organised crime (July 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill for the Grand Committee Stage in the House of Lords (January 2004)
JUSTICE
press release 30 November 2004
JUSTICE
calls on MPs to oppose unfair extradition arrangements with US
Click for a copy of the press
release, the letter
to MPs and briefing note and Early
Day Motion 179
JUSTICE response to Next
Steps, the government's recent companion document to the white paper on
children 'Every Child Matters' (December 2003)
Press
Release 22 July 2003
Restorative justice
initiative: Welcome but a note of caution. Click
here for pdf version of press release.
Press
Release 15 July 2003
Jury trials: 'three strikes and you are out'. Click
here for pdf version of press release.
JUSTICE
briefings on the Criminal Justice Bill
for the Second Reading and Committee Stages in the House of Lords
(June 2003):
- Parts 1 to 11
- Part 12 Sentencing
- Part 11, Chapter 1 Evidence
of Bad Character
Briefing in support of Amendments proposed by
Legal Action Group in relation to Part 11, Chapter 2 on Hearsay
evidence
Clause 42, trial without jury
for serious or complex fraud
Respect and Responsibility - Taking a stand against anti-social behaviour
JUSTICE submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee in relation to
the government's white paper (March 2003)
Sexual Offences Bill
JUSTICE briefing for the House of Lords second reading
(February 2003)
Criminal Justice Bill JUSTICE briefing for the second reading
in the House of Commons (November 2002)
Guide to the Rome statute
which establishes the international Criminal Court (November 2002)
Response
of JUSTICE to White Paper 'Justice for All' (October
2002)
Reponse of JUSTICE
to the draft Mental Heath Bill 2002 (September
2002)
JUSTICE response to the Auld Report (January 2002)
JUSTICE response to the Halliday Review (December 2001)
Intervention: R v Secretary
of State for the Home Department ex parte Pyrah and Lichniak (February
2001)
Criminal
Justice and Police Bill: briefing, House of Commons Committee
stage (February 2001)
Press
Release 22 February 2001
High Court rules on
Home Secretary's power
Intervention: R V Secretary
Of State for the Home Department ex parte Anderson and Taylor
(January 2001)
Press Release 6 December 2000
JUSTICE
report: Disclosure of Crime Prevention Data and Privacy Rights
Submission on the draft Codes of Practice under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (November 2000)
Submission on the draft Codes of Practice under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (November 2000)
Reducing
Disorder: The role of Fixed Penalty Notices response to consultation
paper (October 2000)
Prosecution appeals against judges' rulings response to Law Commission's
consultation paper (October 2000)
Press
release 26 October 2000
Lord Chief
Justice's judgment sets a new standard in UK human rights
Auld Review of the Criminal Justice System papers submitted to
Review (September 2000)
Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Bill
(May 2000)
Press
release 30 March 2000
Restoring
youth justice: major new report by JUSTICE
Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Bill, Part I
Interception of Communications: House of Commons (March 2000)
Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Bill, Part II Surveillance and Covert
Human Intelligence Sources, House of Commons (March 2000)
Advice
on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill Part III (March
2000)
Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (2) House of Commons (March 2000)
Press release 10 February 2000
JUSTICE comments
on Investigatory Powers Bill
Double
Jeopardy Law Commission consultation paper (February 2000)
Intervention: R v Secretary
of State for the Home Department ex parte Hindley (February 2000)
Press
release 13 January 2000
JUSTICE
comment on Mode of Trial Bill
Press
release 16 December 2000
Landmark
judgement in Thompson and Venables case
Managing
dangerous people with severe personality disorder response to
Government Consultation paper (December 1999)
Intervention: V and T v the UK (July 1999)
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill Human Rights Audit and Briefing (May 1999)
JUSTICE briefing on
the Racial
and Religious Hatred Bill for the House of Commons for consideration
of the House of Lords amendments (January 2006)
JUSTICE briefing on the
Equality Bill
for second reading in the House of Commons (November 2005)
JUSTICE briefing on
the Equality
Bill for
report stage in the House of Lords (October 2005)
JUSTICE response to
Equality and Diversity:
Coming of Age Consultation
from the DTI (October 2005)
JUSTICE
briefing
on the Racial
and Religious Hatred Bill for the report stage in the House of
Commons (July 2005)
JUSTICE
briefing
on the Racial
and Religious Hatred Bill for second reading in the House
of Commons (June 2005)
JUSTICE
briefing
on the Equality
Bill for second reading in the House of Lords (June 2005)
JUSTICE briefing on
the provisions of the Serious
Organised Crime and Police Bill concerning incitement to religious hatred
for second reading in the House of Lords (March 2005)
JUSTICE
response
to
Increasing
Diversity in the Judiciary questionnaire
from the Department for Constitutional Affairs (February 2005)
JUSTICE briefing
for Standing
Committee D of the House of Commons on the provisions of the Serious Organised
Crime and Police Bill concerning incitement
to religous hatred (January 2005)
JUSTICE
submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights
on the UN Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
Concluding Observations of the United Kingdom's 17th Report
Click here for a copy of
the submission (November
2004)
Housing
Bill Amendment Clauses 180-182 relating to Gypsies and Travellers
Briefing for the House of Lords (October 2004)
JUSTICE
response to the White Paper from the Department for Trade and Industry
Fairness
for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights (August 2004)
Keep
it simple - The case for a new Equality Act (July 2004)
JUSTICE response to
the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the proposed Commission
for Equality and Human Rights (June 2004)
Briefing
for the debate on Religious Offences in the House of Lords prepared
by British Humanist Association (BHA), British Muslim Research Centre
(BMRC) & JUSTICE (April 2004)
Response
to Equality and Diversity: Age Matters (October 2003)
ENAR Shadow Report 2002: Racism and Race Relations in the UK (April 2003)
The Human Rights Committee's interpretation of ICCPR Article 26 (March 2003)
Substantive
Rights and Equal Treatment in Respect of Religion and Belief towards
a better understanding of the rights and their implications (February
2003)
Equality
and Diversity: Making it happen (February 2003)
Equality
and Diversity: The way ahead - implementing the employment and race directives
- JUSTICE response to the Government's consultation paper and draft regulations
(January 2003)
House of Lords
Select Committee on Religious Offences. JUSTICE
Note
in Response to the Committee Inquiry
(August 2002)
Drafting of Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (August 2002)
Ensuring
Equality: Do we need Protocol 12? Leaflet produced for the JUSTICE/TUC
conference (April 2002)
Towards Equality and Diversity implementing the Employment and Race Directives Response to the Government's consultation paper (March 2002)
Towards
Equality and Diversity implementing the Employment and Race Directives
Background to the Government consultation paper (January 2002) Briefings
for NGOs
What
does the ECHR say about discrimination? (April 2001)
New European Race Directive (April 2001)
Press
release 3 November 2000
JUSTICE and Liberty
call on government to sign new protocol on discrimination
Discrimination evidence to the House of Lords EU Committee on
Article 13 directives (February 2000)
Independent Review of the Enforcement of UK Anti-Discrimination Legislation
Options for Reform, response to the consultation paper (February 2000)
Race Relations (Amendment) Bill 1999-2000 Human Rights Audit and
briefing (January 2000)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the European Protection
Order, an initiative of the Spanish presidency on the issue of vulnerable
victims
Click here
to read the briefing (March 2010)
JUSTICE
response to European Commission Green Paper on obtaining evidence in cross
border criminal matters
Click here
to read the response (January 2010)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the EU Presidency
Draft on the Stockholm Programme
Click
here
to read the briefing (October 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the European Arrest
Warrant scheme
Click here
to download (September 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on the the Draft Council Framework Decision on
the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters
Click here
to download (July 2009)
JUSTICE
has published a briefing on the European Commission proposal
for a Council Framework Decision on the right to interpretation and to
translation in criminal proceedings
Click here
to download (July 2009)
The
International Commission of Jurists in conjunction with the Swedish and
British Sections have issued a statement supporting the adoption of common
minimum safeguards for defendants in the EU area of freedom, security
and justice, and have called upon the Swedish Presidency of the European
Union to ensure this remains a priority of its Presidency.
Click here
to read the statement (July 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the European Commission Communication on an area of freedom,
security and justice, serving the citizen
The European Council will over the next six months agree future activity
in this area in a final document called the Stockholm Programme.
Click here
to read the response (July 2009)
JUSTICE, together with other prominent NGOs, has prepared a position statement on the development of procedural safeguards in the EU ahead of the Council Working Group meeting on 9 July 2009. The position is available here
JUSTICE
has produced a candidate briefing for the European Parliamentary elections
regarding procedural safeguards
The briefing asks all candidates to use their position to ensure that
minimum procedural safeguards are adopted in the area of judicial cooperation
in criminal matters. To read the briefing click here
(May 2009)
JUSTICE has published a briefing and suggested amendments to the EU Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings. Click here to download (April 2009)
JUSTICE briefing on Part 5 of the Policing and Crime Bill, amendments to the Extradition Act Click here to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE briefing on Part 5 to the Coroners and Justice Bill relating to mutual recognition of convictions across the EU Click here to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE evidence to the House of Lords European Union Committee Sub Committee E (Law and Institutions) inquiry into the European Commission's Proposed Framework Decision on the European Supervision Order in pre-trial procedures between Member States (Council number 12367/06; Commission number COM (2006) 468 (April 2007)
JUSTICE written evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee inquiry into current issues of EU Justice & Home Affairs (October 2006)
JUSTICE calls for a rebalancing of EU justice and home affairs policies. Click here for the press release and here for the open letter to JHA ministers (September 2006)
JUSTICE submission to the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee F on the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (September 2006)
JUSTICE wrote to members of the House of Lords asking to amend the Extradition Act 2003, so that people in the UK are better protected from wrongful extradition. Click here for the letter and here for the briefing note (July 2006)
JUSTICE submission on the proposed use of Article 42 on the Treaty of the European Union to the House of Lords EU Select-Committee E (June 2006)
JUSTICE evidence on the G6 Home Affairs Ministers meeting in Heiligendamm to the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee F (May 2006)
JUSTICE briefing to the European Parliament on the proposed Framework Decision on the transfer of sentenced persons (May 2006)
JUSTICE
and the Amnesty EU office have written a joint letter to the EU JHA on
the proposal for a Council Framework Decision on certain Procedural Rights
in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union
Click here
to read the letter and here
for the press release (April 2006)
Response to the European Commission's Green Paper on conflicts of jurisdiction and the principle of ne bis in idem in criminal proceedings Click here to read the briefing (April 2006)
A joint letter to EU Council experts on minimum safeguards for criminal proceedings throughout the EU Click here to read the letter (March 2006)
JUSTICE submission
to the Department for Constitutional Affairs on
a
proposal for an EU Third Pillar Data Protection instrument
(February 2006)
UK Presidency of the European Union
Click here to read the JUSTICE
letter to the Prime Minister and here
for a copy of the press release (July 2005)
JUSTICE
response to Home
Office Consultation on the initiative of the Kingdom of
Belgium regarding prohibitions arising from convictions for sexual offences
committed against children (June 2005)
JUSTICE
response
to the Home
Office consultation on the
European Commission proposal on certain procedural rights in criminal
proceedings throughout the European Union (May 2005)
JUSTICE
launches a new website providing information about the EU Charter of Fundamental
Rights and Freedoms
http://www.eucharter.org
The website will help those interested in the Charter to learn more about
its content and background. The site covers the history, content, legal
status and frequently asked questions - and includes links to a wealth
of other material. In due course, it will include detailed commentary
on all of the Charter's provisions.
Click here for a copy
of the press release (16 May 2005)
JUSTICE letter to Lord Bassam of Brighton regarding the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment of Designations) Order 2005 (7 February 2005)
JUSTICE written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union Inquiry into the Hague Programme (Sub-Committees E and F) (January 2005)
JUSTICE response to the European Commission green paper on mutual recognition of non-custodial pre-trial supervision measures COM (2004) 562 final (December 2004)
JUSTICE
response to
the
European Commission consultation on
the Fundamental Rights Agency
(December 2004)
JUSTICE response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European
Union, Sub-Committee E, Inquiry into the proposed
Framework Decision on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings
throughout the European Union (October 2004)
JUSTICE written evidence for the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union (Sub-Committee F) on EU Counter Terrorism Measures (September 2004)
JUSTICE response to the European Scrutiny Committee's Inquiry into the EU's Constitutional Treaty (August 2004)
JUSTICE response to the European Commission Consultation on the Future of Justice and Home Affairs (August 2004)
JUSTICE response to the Home Office Consultation on the European Evidence Warrant (July 2004)
JUSTICE written evidence
on OLAF prepared for the
House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union (Sub-Committee E)
(May 2004)
Press
release: EU proposal on defence rights fails to reach European Convention
standards
Click
here for a press release (28 April 2004)
JUSTICE written evidence on EUROJUST
prepared for the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union
(Sub-Committee F) (April 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on the European Evidence Warrant (March 2004)
Joint response to the consultation on Rome II by the House of Lords European Union sub-committee E (Law and Institutions) submitted by JUSTICE, the AIRE Centre and REDRESS (January 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on the draft framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders (November 2003)
JUSTICE note on the draft framework decision on ne bis in idem (November 2003)
JUSTICE response to
the Goverment's White Paper
on the Draft EU Constitution (October 2003)
Joint NGO response to the draft EU Constitution 'Towards
a Constitution for Europe: Justice and Home Affairs' (October
2003).
JUSTICE briefing to
MEP's on the Greek Proposals for a Council Framework Decision on ne
bis in idem (May 2003)
JUSTICE response
to the Commission Green Paper on Procedural
Safeguards for Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings throughout
the European Union (May 2003)
Introduction to the Extradition Bill: additional briefing for
the House of Lords second reading (May 2003)
Extradition Bill 2002 JUSTICE briefing for
the second reading in the House of Lords (April 2003)
JUSTICE response for
the Home Office to the Commission Green Paper on procedural
safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings
throughout the European Union (April 2003)
European
Convention on the Future of Europe - draft articles
on the area of freedom, security and justice JUSTICE submission
to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee (March 2003)
Crime (International
Co-operation) Bill JUSTICE briefing to the House of Commons (March
2003)
European Border Guard
JUSTICE submission to the House of Lords Inquiry on the (February 2003)
Extradition Bill 2002
JUSTICE briefing for the second reading in the House of Commons (December
2002)
Supplemental Agreement between
Europol and the United States of America on the exchange of personal data
and related information JUSTICE briefing to the House of Lords
Select Committee on the European Union, Sub-Committee F (Social Affairs,
Education and Home Affairs) on (November 2002)
Crime (International Co-operation)
Bill JUSTICE briefing (November 2002)
Convention on the Future of
Europe JUSTICE submission to the Working Party on Justice and
Home Affairs (November 2002)
Danish Proposal for Amendments
to the Europol Convention JUSTICE written evidence to the House
of Lords EU Select Committee (September 2002)
Draft Extradition Bill
2002 JUSTICE response (September 2002)
Inquiry
into the
Future of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
JUSTICE Response for the House of Lords EU Committee, Sub-Committee E
(August 2002)
European
Commission Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia
(Initial Proposal) JUSTICE briefing to the House of Lords EU sub-committee
E (June 2002)
European Commission
Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia (as
amended by Droipen 38, 12 June 2002) JUSTICE
briefing to the House of Lords EU sub-committee E (June 2002)
Eurojust briefing to MEPs (Feb 2002)
EU Draft Framework
on the rights of the individual in criminal proceedings involving international
judicial co-operation: JUSTICE briefing to MEPs (January 2002)
European Arrest Warrant:
JUSTICE briefing to MEPs (January 2002)
The Law on Extradition:
Response to Home Office consultation paper (June 2001)
EU Co-operation in Criminal
Matters: Response to Specific Proposals (February 2001)
Establishment of EUROJUST:
response to EU proposals (Nov 2000)
Press
release 16 August 2000
JUSTICE
voices concerns over new EU proposals on co-operation in criminal matters
An EU Charter of Fundamental Human
Rights: submission to House of Lords EU Committee (February 2000)
European Databases:
submission to the House of Lords Enquiry on European Databases (April
1999)
EURODAC: comments on
the draft Protocol extending the EURODAC Convention on the fingerprinting
of aliens to illegal immigrants (March 1999)
Schengen and the United Kingdom's
Border Controls: submission to the House of Lords enquiry (January
1999)
EURODAC: comments
on the draft EURODAC Convention
(April 1998)
The Treaty of Amsterdam:
key issues on ratification. A joint briefing by JUSTICE and the Meijers
Committee (January 1998)
Draft Convention on
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between Member States of the EU:
memorandum to the House of Lords Select Committee (1997) & subsequent
correspondence
The rules and regulations governing
Europol: Report to the House of Lords European Communities Commission
(1997)
JUSTICE
briefing for the House of Commons Control Order renewal debate
On Monday 1 March, the House of Commons will debate the extension of the
control order regime under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 for a
further twelve months. Click here
to read JUSTICE’s briefing for the debate (February 2010)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation on its Rights and
Responsibilities Green Paper
Click here
to read the response (March 2010).
JUSTICE
briefing on the Terrorist Asset Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill
On 8 and 9 February, the government will use emergency legislation to
revive the orders quashed by the Supreme Court in Ahmed and others
v HM Treasury on 27 January.
Click here
to read JUSTICE's briefing on the Bill (February 2010)
JUSTICE briefing on the Crime and Security Bill in the House of Commons On 18 January, the Crime and Security Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Click here to read JUSTICE’s briefing on the Bill (January 2010)
JUSTICE
response to Ministry of Justice consultation on defamation and the internet
Click here
to read JUSTICE’s response to the consultation on the multiple publication
rule (December 2009).
JUSTICE
criticises government delays over intercept evidence
On 10 December, the Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament explaining
its lack of progress on lifting the statutory ban on the use of intercept
as evidence. Click here
to read the statement and here
to read JUSTICE's press release responding to the government announcement
(December 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the second Ministry of Justice consultation on prisoners
voting rights.
Click here
to read the response (September 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Home Office consultation on the police retention
of DNA
Click here
to read the response (July 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Home Office consultation on its communications data
proposals
Click here
to read the response (July 2009)
JUSTICE
has responded to the Home Office consultation on the Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act 2000
Click here
to read the response (July 2009)
Joint
JUSTICE, Liberty and INQUEST briefing on secret inquest clauses of the
Coroners and Justice Bill
Click here
to read the joint briefing and suggested amendments for Report stage in
the House of Commons (March 2009)
JUSTICE
briefing on the House of Commons Control Order renewal debate
Click here
to download (February 2009)
JUSTICE
submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry into Emergency
Legislation
Click here
to read JUSTICE's written evidence to the Committee (February 2009)
JUSTICE,
along with REDRESS, FIDH, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and
Hickman and Rose solicitors, have submitted a paper to the Joint Committee
on Human Rights inquiry into Genocide, Torture, and Related Offences.
Click here
to read the paper
JUSTICE
briefing on the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill
Click here
to read our briefing for second reading in the House of Lords (February
2009)
JUSTICE
response to the Human Genetics Commission consultation on the National
DNA Database
Click here
to read the response (November 2008)
House of Lords begins hearing appeal in mental health
detention case
On 27 October, the House of Lords began its hearing in the case of Savage
v East Sussex NHS Trust, concerning the duty owed by mental health authorities
to safeguard the right to life of those in mental health detention. JUSTICE
has been granted leave to intervene in the case jointly with Liberty,
MIND and INQUEST.
Click here
to read our written submissions (October 2008)
Law
Lords begin hearing into diplomatic assurances against torture
On 23 October, the House of Lords began hearing a series of appeals against
the UK government's decision to deport two men to Algeria and one man
to Jordan - both countries with a very well-established reputation for
practising torture. Despite the fundamental prohibition in Article 3 ECHR
against returning individuals to countries where they face a real risk
of torture, the UK government has maintained that it is safe to do so
due to assurances received from the Algerian and Jordanian governments
that the men will not be tortured. JUSTICE and Human Rights Watch have
been granted leave to intervene jointly in the case to argue that such
assurances are inherently unreliable and constitute no safeguard against
torture. The intervention will also argue that SIAC's use of closed proceedings
to hear evidence relating to the risk of ill-treatment on return is itself
inherently unfair. Click here
to read the joint written submissions of JUSTICE and Human Rights Watch
and here
to read the press release (October 2008)
JUSTICE
submission to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry on the Draft Immigration
and Citizenship Bill
Click here
to read JUSTICE's written submission to the Committee and here
to read the Draft Bill (October 2008)
JUSTICE
response to consultation on the inspection powers of the Information Commissioner
Click
here
to read our response to the consultation paper from the Ministry of Justice
(August 2008)
Serious
Fraud Office v Corner House and CAAT
On
30 July, the House of Lords overturned the judgment of the Divisional
Court, which had ruled that the Serious Fraud Office had acted unlawfully
in dropping its corruption investigation in response to threats from foreign
officials. JUSTICE was granted leave to intervene in the case. Click here
to read JUSTICE's submissions, here
to read the judgment and here
to read the press release (July 2008)
EM
(Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
On
21 July, the House of Lords will begin hearing an appeal concerning the
scope of the 'flagrant breach' exception to immigration removal under
the Human Rights Act. JUSTICE and Liberty have been granted leave to intervene
jointly in the case. Click here
to read the written submissions (July 2008)
JUSTICE briefing on the Counter Terrorism Bill
Click here
to read our briefing for second reading in the House of Lords (July 2008)
JUSTICE
rejects Home Secretary's claim on international comparisons in 42 days
debate
Click here to read JUSTICE's
press release responding to a letter from the Home Secretary concerning
comparisons in periods of pre-charge detention between the UK and other
countries (June 2008)
JUSTICE
supplementary briefing on the Counter Terrorism Bill for Commons Report
stage
Click here
to read our supplementary briefing on the government's proposed amendments
for the 42 day extension for Report stage in the House of Commons (June
2008)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Counter Terrorism Bill
Click here
to read our briefing for second reading in the House of Commons (March
2008)
JUSTICE
joint briefing on the Health and Social Care Bill
Click here
to read the joint briefing of JUSTICE, Liberty, the British Institute
of Human Rights, Help the Aged and Age Concern on the Health and Social
Care Bill for second reading in the House of Lords (March 2008)
Norris
v United States of America
On 12 March, the House of Lords held that the common law offence of conspiracy
to defraud could not form the basis for extradition to the US on charges
of price fixing without dishonesty. JUSTICE intervened in the case to
argue that the common law could not be used in this way without breaching
legal certainty and Article 7 ECHR. Click here
to read the Lords judgment, here
to read JUSTICE's intervention and here
to read the press release (March 2008)
JUSTICE
welcomes European Court of Human Rights judgment upholding absolute ban
against return to torture
On 28 February, the Grand Chamber of the Court issued its unanimous judgment
in Saadi v Italy in which it rejected the submissions of the UK government
that the absolute ban on non-refoulement under Article 3 ECHR should be
weakened. Click here
to read the judgment of the Grand Chamber, here
to read the joint press release of 11 human rights NGOs including JUSTICE,
and here to read
JUSTICE's covering press release (February 2008)
JUSTICE
welcomes PM's announcement on intercept evidence
Following the publication of the Chilcot Report, the government has announced
that it is prepared to lift the ban on using intercept material as evidence
in criminal proceedings. JUSTICE welcomed the announcement but cautioned
that complexity should not be allowed to delay implementation of the measure.
Click here
to read the PM's announcement, here
to read the Chilcot Report (the report of the Privy Council Review on
the use of as evidence), here
to read JUSTICE's 2006 study on intercept evidence and here
to read JUSTICE's press release (February 2008)
JUSTICE
opposes 42 day detention in terror cases
JUSTICE has criticised proposals contained in the Counter-Terrorism Bill
published on 24 January to further extend pre-charge detention. Click
here
to see the Bill as introduced in Parliament and click here
for JUSTICE's press release (January 2008)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill for second reading
in the House of Lords
Click here
to read the briefing (January 2008)
JUSTICE
welcomes Home Affairs Committee report on pre-charge detention
Click here for the press
release (December 2007)
Al
Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence
On 12 December, the House of Lords held by a 4-1 majority the UK government
was responsible under international law for the use of internment powers
under UN Security Council Resolution 1546. JUSTICE and Liberty jointly
intervened in the case to argue that Resolution 1546 did not displace
the right to liberty under Art 5 ECHR. Click here
to read the Lords judgement, here
to read the JUSTICE submissions and here
to read the press release (December 2007)
JUSTICE
responds to latest government proposals on pre-charge detention
Click here for the press
release (December 2007)
From
Arrest to Charge in 48 Hours: Complex terrorism cases in the US since
9/11
The UK government argues that the increasing complexity of terrorism cases
requires the extension of pre-charge detention beyond 28 days. In the
US, however, the Fourth Amendment limits the maximum period of pre-charge
detention in criminal cases to 48 hours. JUSTICE has released a report
examining ten of the most high-profile alleged terrorism plots in the
US since 9/11, showing how the increasing complexity of cases has not
prevented each suspect being charged within 48 hours of their arrest.
Click here
for a pdf copy of the report or click here
to read the press release (November 2007)
JUSTICE
and Liberty's joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council's forthcoming
examination of the UK under the new Universal Periodic Review procedure
Read a copy of the joint submission here
(November 2007)
JUSTICE
and Liberty's joint submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on the
UK's 6th periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights
Read a copy of the
joint submission here
(November 2007)
Third
party intervention: House of Lords hears appeal against indefinite detention
in Iraq
On 29 October, the House of Lords began hearing an appeal against the
indefinite detention of a dual Iraqi/UK national in southern Iraq by British
forces. A key issue in the case concerns whether UN Security Council resolution
1546 overrides Article 5 (the right to liberty) of the European Convention
on Human Rights. JUSTICE and Liberty have been granted leave to intervene
jointly in the case. Click here
to read the written submissions or click here
to read the press release (October 2007)
Further
evidence to the House of Common Home Affairs Committee on Counter Terrorism
Proposals
Click here
to read JUSTICE's response to the further details of the government's
counter-terrorism proposals (September 2007)
JUSTICE
submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into a British
Bill of Rights
Click here to read
JUSTICE's letter to the JCHR and here
to read the interim report of JUSTICE's project on a Bill of Rights for
Britain. The final report will be launched this November (August 2007)
JUSTICE
opposes further extension of pre-charge detention
JUSTICE warned against any further extension of pre-charge detention beyond
the current 28 day limit following the Prime Minister's announcement of
fresh consultation on the issue. Click here
to read the Prime Minister's statement and here
to read JUSTICE's press release (July 2007)
JUSTICE
submission to the House of Common Home Affairs Committee on Counter
Terrorism Proposals
On 7 June
the government published a discussion paper containing proposed counter-terrorism
measures. Click here
to read the government's discussion paper and here
to JUSTICE's submissions to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry concerning
the proposals (July 2007)
JUSTICE submission to the House of Common Home Affairs Committee on a Surveillance Society (April 2007)
JUSTICE briefing for
the
House
of Lords debate on the renewal of control order legislation
(March 2007)
JUSTICE response to DCA
consultation on voting rights of convicted prisoners detained within the
United Kingdom
(March 2007)
JUSTICE briefing for the House
of Commons debate on the renewal of control order legislation
(February 2007)
Intervention:
R v F
JUSTICE's written submissions on the definition of terrorism under section
1 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (February 2007)
JUSTICE
response to Nuffield
Council on Bioethics consultation on the ethical issues arising from the
forensic use of bioinformation (including DNA evidence)
(January 2007)
JUSTICE submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the
meaning of 'public authority' under the Human Rights Act
(December 2006)
JUSTICE briefing on the Mental
Health Bill for
second reading in the House of Lords (November 2006)
Intervention: Court of Appeal rules virtual house arrest unlawful. On 1 August, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court to quash 6 control orders on the basis that they deprived the defendants of their liberty under Article 5 ECHR. However, the Court also overturned the earlier ruling of Mr Justice Sullivan that the control order legislation was incompatible with the right to a fair hearing under Article 6. JUSTICE was granted permission to intervene in both cases. Click for the Article 5 judgment, the Article 6 judgment, and JUSTICE's press release (August 2006)
JUSTICE press release
welcoming DCA review on Human
Rights Act
(July 2006)
Intervention: 'Control orders 'a threat to basic fairness'. On 28 June, the High Court quashed 6 control orders on the basis that they breached the appellant's right to liberty under Article 5 ECHR. On 3 July, the Court of Appeal will begin hearing the Secretary of State's appeal against the ruling of Mr Justice Sullivan that control order proceedings breach the right to a fair hearing under Article 6 ECHR. JUSTICE has been granted permission to intervene in the case. Click here to read JUSTICE's press release and click here to read JUSTICE's submissions (June 2006)
JUSTICE press release welcoming debate on 'home-grown' Bill of Rights but identifying several difficulties with the proposals put forward by Conservative leader David Cameron (June 2006)
Intervention:
Ron Jones v Saudi Arabia
On 14 June 2006, the House of Lords ruled that Saudi Arabia could claim
immunity from a civil claim of torture in the UK courts. JUSTICE, together
with REDRESS, Amnesty International and INTERIGHTS intervened to argue
that torture should be recognised as an exception to the doctrine of state
immunity.
Click here
to read the judgment of the House of Lords and click here
to read the intervenors' reaction (June 2006)
JUSTICE response to Home Office consultation on a code of practice for detention of persons suspected of terrorism offences (June 2006)
A joint letter from UK human rights NGOs to the Lord Chancellor concerning recent attacks on the Human Rights Act 1998 (May 2006)
JUSTICE
response to Lord
Carlile's review of the definition of terrorism in UK law
Click here
to read JUSTICE's submission to the review by the Independent Reviewer
of Terrorism Legislation, Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, on the definition
of terrorism in UK law, or click here
to read the appendix containing definitions of terrorism in international
law and comparative common law jurisdictions (March 2006)
JUSTICE briefing on the Identity
Cards Bill for the House of Lords consideration of the House of
Commons amendments (March 2006)
JUSTICE briefing on the
Terrorism
Bill for
the House of Commons consideration of Lord amendments
(February 2006)
JUSTICE
briefing for the debate
on the renewal of control order legislation in
the House of Commons
(February 2006)
JUSTICE submission to the
Joint
Committee on Human Rights inquiry into control orders
(February 2006)
JUSTICE submission to the Joint
Committee on Human Rights inquiry into human trafficking
(January 2006)
Intervention:
Al
Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence
On 16-18 January, the Court of Appeal heard an appeal concerning whether
UN Security Council resolution 1546 can displace the right to liberty
under the Human Rights Act 1998. JUSTICE was granted permission to intervene.
Click here
to read JUSTICE's written case prepared by Shaheed Fatima or click here
to read the press release (January 2006)
JUSTICE briefing for the House of Lords report stage on the Terrorism
Bill (January 2006)
JUSTICE briefing for the House of Lords report stage on the Identity
Cards Bill
(January 2006)
JUSTICE submission to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee inquiry
into
terrorism
detention powers
(December 2005)
JUSTICE Briefing for Committee stage in the House of Lords on the
Identity Cards Bill (November
2005)
JUSTICE
briefing on Terrorism
Bill for
second reading in the House of Lords (November 2005)
JUSTICE briefing for second reading of the Identity Cards Bill in the House of Lords (October 2005)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Terrorism
Bill for
second reading in the House of Commons (October 2005)
JUSTICE response to Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into Counter-Terrorism
Policy and Human Rights
(October 2005)
JUSTICE and Liberty's joint submission to the JCHR
inquiry into the UK's compliance with the UN Convention Against Torture
(September 2005).
JUSTICE preliminary briefing on the draft
Terrorism
Bill (September
2005)
JUSTICE response to
the Home Office consultation on Exclusion
or Deportation from the UK on Non-Conducive Grounds (August 2005)
JUSTICE letter
to Charles
Clarke concerning recent counter-terrorism proposals made in the wake
of the London bombings (July 2005)
Government
'has long way to go' on Draft Mental Health Bill - 13 July 2005
The Government
responded to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health
Bill, indicating that some concessions would be made but continuing to
resist some of the Report's major criticisms. The Mental Health Alliance,
of which JUSTICE is a member, said that 'there is a long way to go before
Government plans can be made into a workable mental health bill'. Click
here to read the full
press release and click here
to read the government response to the Joint Committee.
JUSTICE
and ICJ condemn bomb attacks in London - 7 July 2005
The ICJ and JUSTICE today condemned the bomb attacks that killed over
33 people in central London and injured many more. Click here
to view a copy of the full press release.
House
of Lords approves 'phantom hearings' - 7 July 2005
By a 3-2 majority, the House of Lords today approved the use of special
advocates by the parole board despite the lack of explicit parliamentary
approval and the severe impact on fair proceedings. However, two Law Lords,
Lords Bingham and Steyn, severely criticised the parole board's decision.
Click here
to read the judgment in full and here
to read JUSTICE's reaction.
JUSTICE briefing on the Identity Cards Bill for second reading in the House of Commons (June 2005)
JUSTICE
welcomes UK report of the Commissioner on Human Rights
On 8 June, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Alvaro
Gil-Robles released his report on the UK's human rights performance. The
report criticises numerous areas of government policy, including the use
of control orders under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, its treatment
of asylum seekers and young offenders, prison conditions and the increasing
use of ASBOs.
Click here
to read a copy of the report and here
to read JUSTICE's press release (8 June 2005)
JUSTICE
welcomes Constitutional Affairs Committee report into use of special advocates
Click here to read
a copy of its report and here
to read JUSTICE's evidence to the Committee (April 2005)
Roberts
v Parole Board
On 20-21 April, the House of Lords heard an appeal against the use of
the special advocates by the Parole Board. Keir Starmer QC presented oral
arguments in the hearing on behalf of JUSTICE. Click here
to read JUSTICE's written case or click here
to read the press release (April 2005)
Mental
Health Alliance welcomes report on the Draft Mental Health Bill
JUSTICE is a member of the Mental Health Alliance which today welcomed
the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill. The
report describes the Bill as 'fundamentally flawed' and warns that, if
enacted, it would lead to too many people being treated against their
will and erode human rights.
For a copy of the Joint Committee's Report click here.
Click here
to read a copy of JUSTICE's evidence to the Committee or here
to read the full MHA press release (March
2005)
JUSTICE briefing
on the Identity Cards Bill
for the House of Lords second reading (March 2005)
Press
Release 7 March 2005
As the Prevention of Terrorism Bill is debated in the House of Lords,
JUSTICE sets out 3 essential requirements for
control orders: equality of arms between the parties, proof
beyond reasonable doubt and a ban on the use of torture evidence. To read
the full press release click here.
Joint briefing by JUSTICE and the International Commission of Jurists on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill for second reading in the House of Lords (March 2005)
JUSTICE briefing on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill for second reading in the House of Commons (February 2005)
Press
release 22 February 2005
Prevention
of Terrorism Bill
Following the publication of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill on 22 February
2005, JUSTICE condemned the government for trying to rush through key
anti-terrorism laws without sufficient time for proper Parliamentary scrutiny.
For the full press release click
here
Press
release 18 February 2005
Terrorism Summit: A Challenge for Party Leaders
On 18 February, the Prime Minister will meet the leaders of the Conservatives
and Liberal Democrats to discuss proposals to replace Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism
Crime and Security Act 2001. JUSTICE renews its call for the main political
parties to agree a counter-terrorism package that does not involve further
departures from basic human rights standards. Click
here for the full text of the press release.
JUSTICE written evidence to the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs
Committee Inquiry on the Special
Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) (February
2005)
Press
release 26 January 2005
'A fix but not a solution' - JUSTICE response to the government announcement
on terrorism powers
JUSTICE welcomes the government's announcement that it will end the use
of indefinite detention of terrorist suspects but warns some of the proposed
alternatives may not be compatible with human rights. Click here
for the full text of the press release
Press
release 20 January 2005
Return to position of principle: time to repeal
anti-terrorism law
The International Commission of Jurists and JUSTICE call for the repeal
of the law that allows for indefinite administrative detention without
trial.
Click here for the press
release and here for a copy
of the ICJ 2004 Berlin Declaration on upholding human rights and the rule
of law in combating terrorism
JUSTICE
joint press release on
Identity Cards with the Bar Council and the Law Society
The legal profession calls on the government to abandon flawed ID cards
scheme (17 December 2004)
JUSTICE and the International Commission of Jurists welcome the House of Lords historic 8-1 ruling against indefinite detention as a counter-terrorism measure. The Law Lords ruled that indefinite detention of foreign terrorist suspects under Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 was a disproportionate and discriminatory measure, and therefore incompatible with Articles 5 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Read the press releases from JUSTICE and the ICJ here and here, and the full text of the Lords judgment here (December 2004)
JUSTICE
Briefing on the Identity Cards
Bill
for the second reading in the House of Commons
Case not proven: click here
for press release 15 December 2004
We have produced an information
resource with the assistance of volunteers from Clifford Chance to
provide information on some of the key areas and major themes relative
to the debate (December 2004)
JUSTICE
submission to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill
The latest draft Mental Health Bill was published on 8 September 2004.
Read JUSTICE's response here.
JUSTICE is also a member of the Mental Health Alliance. You can read a
copy of the Alliance's submission here
(November 2004)
JUSTICE and Liberty's joint submission to the UN
Committee against Torture in response to the UK's 4th periodic
report (October 2004)
Press
release 4 October 2004
Human rights NGOs call on Law Lords to rule against anti-terror law
On the eve of a major legal challenge in the House of Lords, JUSTICE and
the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) call for the Law Lords to
rule against Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001
permitting the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists. For the full
press release click here
JUSTICE briefing
on the Mental Capacity
Bill for second reading in the House of Commons (October 2004)
JUSTICE and
Liberty's amendments to the Civil
Contingencies Bill for
the Committee stage in the House of Lords (September 2004)
JUSTICE response
to the Home Office consultation on Counter-Terrorism
Powers: Reconciling Liberty and Security in an Open Society (August
2004)
Intervention:
Roberts v Parole Board and Secretary of State for the Home Department
On 28 July the Court
of Appeal ruled that it was lawful for the Parole Board to adopt a 'special
advocate' procedure that would involve secret evidence being given against
a prisoner without his lawyers being present. JUSTICE had been granted
permission to intervene in the case. Click here
for JUSTICE's press release and here
to read JUSTICE's submissions in this case (July 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on
the Civil
Contingencies Bill for
second reading in the House of Lords (July 2004)
JUSTICE response to the Home Office Consultation on Legislation on Identity Cards (July 2004)
Intervention:
House of Lords judgment in R v Special Adjudicator ex parte Ullah
Following
interventions by JUSTICE, Liberty and JCWI, the House of Lords ruled on
17 June that it would be potentially unlawful for the Secretary of State
to remove an asylum seeker where they faced a real risk of a "flagrant
violation" of their human rights in the country to which they are
being removed. Click here to
read JUSTICE's submission and here
to read the judgement of the House of Lords in full.
JUSTICE response to Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the government's
Review of Counter-Terrorism
Powers (June 2004)
JUSTICE response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the
proposed Commission
for Equality and Human Rights (June 2004)
JUSTICE and Liberty's amendments to the
Civil Contingencies Bill
for Report Stage in the House of Commons (May 2004)
JUSTICE response to consultation on legislation on
Identity Cards,
submission to the Home Affairs Committee (May 2004)
Intervention:
House of Lords to hear Human Rights challenge
On
Monday 26 April the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords will begin
hearing the case of Ullah v Special Adjudicator,
about the scope of the Human Rights Act in immigration and asylum cases
where the government tries to return people to countries where they would
face serious breaches of their human rights. Click
here for press release.
JUSTICE briefing on the Report
of the Newton Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act
for debate in the House of Lords (March 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on the Report
of the Newton Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act
for debate in the House of Commons (February 2004)
Press
release: JUSTICE response to the Home
Office discussion paper on terrorism
Click here for the press
release (25 February 2004)
JUSTICE and Liberty's amendments to the
Civil Contingencies Bill
for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (January 2004)
JUSTICE briefing on the Civil
Contingencies Bill for second reading in the House of Commons
(January 2004)
Press
release 7 January 2004
JUSTICE welcomes the revised Civil Contingencies Bill, but identifies
continuing problems with the scope of emergency powers and lack of specific
protection for Human Rights Act 1998. Click here for the press
release
JUSTICE Evidence to Home Affairs Committee, Scrutiny of government proposals
for an identity card scheme
(January 2004)
JUSTICE evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft
Civil Contingencies Bill (September 2003)
JUSTICE response to the government's consultation on the Draft
Civil Contingencies Bill (September 2003)
Press
Release 24 July 2003
Fair trial for all
Guantanamo Bay detainees, particularly appeal rights. Click
here for pdf version of press
release and letter
to Lord Goldsmith.
JUSTICE briefing on the proposed use of military commissions to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The military commissions as currently proposed by the US fall below the accepted international standards for a fair trial. Click here for pdf versions of the appendix, press release and letter to Lord Goldsmith.
JUSTICE response to the Joint Committee of Human Rights inquiry into the concluding observations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Joint Committee on Human Rights.(June 2003)
JUSTICE
submission to the Joint Committee of Human Rights inquiry into a Human
Rights Commission: Structures, Functions and Powers (May 2003)
JUSTICE submission to the Joint Committee of Human Rights inquiry into
the Meaning of Public Authority
under the Human Rights Act (May 2003)
JUSTICE response to consultation paper Entitlement
Cards and Identity Cards (December 2002)
Access
to Communications Data by Public Authorities:
The Investigatory Powers - Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications
Data: Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002 : A JUSTICE briefing (June
2002)
Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into UK Derogations
from
Convention Rights
(May 2002)
JUSTICE note on the Enterprise
Bill 2002 (May 2002)
Joint NGO Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights (April 2002)
JUSTICE proposed amendments to the Proceeds
of Crime Bill Part 2 for Committee stage in the House of Lords
(April 2002)
JUSTICE briefing on the Proceeds
of Crime Bill for second reading in the House of Lords (March
2002)
Joint
Opinion on the Proposed Derogation from Article 5 (November 2001)
Anti-Terrorism Bill (November 2001)
Submission on
ICCPR
JUSTICE submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on the ICCPR (October
2001)
Proceeds of Crime Bill JUSTICE briefing to House of Commons second
reading (October 2001)
A Human Rights Commission JUSTICE submission to the Joint Committee
on Human Rights (July 2001)
Intervention:
R v Lambert (April 2001)
The implementation of the Human Rights Act JUSTICE submission
to the Joint Committee on Human Rights (March 2001)
Social Security Fraud Bill House of Lords briefing, Committee
stage (January 2001)
Press
release 18 December 2000
Europe's
largest database breaches human rights standards
Press
release 7 December 2000
Privy council acknowledges help from JUSTICE's first human rights act
intervention
Intervention: Brown v Procurator Fiscal (October 2000)
Business
practice
regulations
under RIPA:
response to public consultation exercise (Sept 2000)
Football
(Disorder) Bill an opinion on human rights compliance
(July 2000)
Press release 20 July 2000
Football
(Disorder) Bill breaches both European Community law and the Human Rights
Act
Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Bill, Part 1 Interception of Communications:
House of Commons (March 2000)
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill, Part 2 Surveillance and
Covert Human Intelligence Sources, House of Commons (March 2000)
Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Act, Part III
Encryption and trusted third parties, House of Commons (March 2000)
Terrorism Bill: House of Lords (March 2000)
Local Government Bill Human Rights Audit with reference to Section 28 of LGA 1988 (February 2000)
Press release 13 January 2000
Terrorism Bill Three opinions on human rights compliance (January 2000)
Interception
of Communications in the United Kingdom response to the government
consultation paper (August 1999)
Freedom
of Information: response to the government's consultation paper
on draft Freedom of Information legislation (July 1999)
Mental Health Review Human Rights Audit (April 1999)
European databases evidence to House of Lords EU Committee (1999)
Auditing
for Human Rights Compliance Developing a Human Rights approach
to Parliamentary Scrutiny (April 1999)
Human
Rights Bill second reading briefing, House of Commons (February
1998)
Data
Protection Bill: 2nd reading briefing, House of Lords (January
1998)
Digital Images as Evidence:
paper to the House of Lords Select Committee (1997)
Poverty undermines rights in the UK Joint NGO response to the
UN Committee (1997)
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LEGAL
SYSTEM AND THE RULE OF LAW
JUSTICE
response to Best Value Tendering of Criminal Defence Services: a consultation
paper issued by the Legal Services Commission
Click here to read
our response and here
to read the press release (February 2008)
JUSTICE
response to The Governance of Britain green paper
On 3 July the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, made a statement to Parliament
detailing proposals for constitutional reform and the Ministry of Justice
published a green
paper on these reforms. To read JUSTICE's preliminary response to
the green paper click here
(July 2007)
Draft
Supreme Court Rules
JUSTICE response to consultation (April 2007)
Judges returning to practice JUSTICE
urged the government to proceed with caution in removing the prohibition
against judges returning to practice. Click here
to read the press release and here
to read the briefing (December 2006)
Draft Legal Services Bill JUSTICE briefing to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (June 2006)
Law Commission consultation paper no. 178, Post-Legislative Scrutiny JUSTICE response to consultation (May 2006)
Consumer
and legal groups publish 'Manifesto for Justice'
JUSTICE is part of a broad-based coalition of eight consumer interest
and legal organisations which have published a 'Manifesto for Justice',
calling on the three main political parties to commit themselves to upholding
core values in the justice system.
Click here for a pdf version
of the press release and here
for a pdf version of the Manifesto (18 April 2005)
Broadcasting the Courts JUSTICE response to Department for Constitutional Affairs consultation (February 2005)
Increasing Diversity in the Judiciary JUSTICE reponse to the Department for Constitutional Affairs questionnaire (February 2005)
JUSTICE
press release 8 December 2004
Judicial inquiries: insufficent independence
proposed
Click here for press release
JUSTICE briefing on the Inquiries Bill for the House of Lords Second Reading (December 2004)
Effective Inquiries JUSTICE Response to the Department for Constitutional Affairs consultation (July 2004)
Civil
Court Fees JUSTICE Response to the Department for Constitutional
Affairs consultation (July 2004)
JUSTICE
briefing on the Select Committee Report on the Constitutional
Reform Bill for the House of Lords (July 2004)
Draft Criminal Defence Service Bill:
JUSTICE submission to the Department for Constitutional Affairs (May 2004).
Click here for the submission
and the press release
Constitutional Reform
Bill JUSTICE supplementary briefing for House of Lords second
reading (Judicial Appointments) (March 2004)
Constitutional Reform Bill JUSTICE Briefing for House of Lords
second reading (March 2004)
Quality and Criminal Legal Aid in England and Wales, a report by Roger Smith (November 2003)
A supreme court for the United Kingdom, response to the government consultation on constitutional reform (November 2003)
A new way of appointing judges response to the government consultation on constitutional reform (November 2003)
Criminal Legal Aid: International Law and Practice (Oct 2003)
Reform of the Lord Chancellor's Department (June 2003)
Judicial appointments extracts from a JUSTICE briefing (May 2003)
A supreme court for the United Kingdom: A JUSTICE briefing paper (May 2003)
Models of Legal Aid Organisation (November 2002)
Pro bono legal services in England and Wales Paper written by Roger Smith (November 2002)
A Supreme Court for the United Kingdom JUSTICE policy paper (November 2002)
The Community Legal Service Paper written by Roger Smith (October 2002)
Press
release 8 February 2000
The
role of the Lord Chancellor
Access to Justice Bill JUSTICE briefing (February 2000)
Press
release January 2000
JUSTICE response
to Lord Chancellor's speech
Press
release 3 December 1999
JUSTICE response
to Peach Report
Judicial Functions of the House
of Lords JUSTICE written evidence to the Royal Commission on the
Reform of the House of Lords (May 1999)
Access
to Justice Bill
JUSTICE briefing (April 1999)