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	GENERAL JUSTICE Annual Report 2007 Ł5 (JUSTICE members: free) Click here to download JUSTICE's 50th anniversary brochure JUSTICE Bulletin Our members' newsletter JUSTICE Annual Lectures 2007 Are judges now out of their depth? by Professor Conor Gearty, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics on Wednesday 17 October (published in the JUSTICE Journal 2007 Volume 4 Number 2) 2006 Politics and the law: constitutional balance or institutional confusion? by Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC, Professor of Law at University College London, the UK's member on the Council of Europe's Commission for Democracy Through Law (The Venice Commission) and practising barrister at Blackstone Chambers (published in the JUSTICE Journal 2006 Volume 3 Number 1) 2005 Changing the rules: the judiciary, human rights and the rule of law a debate between Michael Beloff QC, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Professor Robert Hazell and Roger Smith, chaired by Lord Steyn (published in the JUSTICE Journal 2005 Volume 2 Number 2) 2004 Prosecuting by consent: a public prosecution service in the 21st century by Ken Macdonald QC (published in the JUSTICE Journal 2004 Volume 1 Number 2) 2003 Iraq: Pax Americana and the Rule of Law by Lord Alexander of Weedon QC, Chair of JUSTICE Council. 2002 'Reform of the House of Lords in parliamentary scrutiny' by The Rt Hon Lord Williams of Mostyn QC, leader of the House of Lords 2001 'The Evolving Constitution' by The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill 2000 Human Rights - Where are we now? by Lord Hope of Craighead Other JUSTICE lectures Professor Philippe Sands QC, University College London and Matrix Chambers, gives second JUSTICE International Rule of Law Lecture For the full transcript of the lecture, Extraordinary Rendition: complicity and its consequences, given at Middle Temple Hall on Monday 15 May 2006, click here Mary Robinson gives first JUSTICE International Rule of Law Lecture For full transcript of lecture, Five years on from 9/11: Time to reassert the rule of law, given at Middle Temple Hall on Monday 20 March 2006, click here Lord Justice Laws gave the keynote speech to the 6th annual JUSTICE/Sweet & Maxwell Human Rights Law Conference at Church House, Westminster on 15 October 2004. Download a pdf copy of the speech here 50th anniversary publications The JUSTICE 'futures' series Setting the agenda for the immediate future - a series of short forward-looking papers, to be made available in electronic and printed formats. The papers are designed to celebrate JUSTICE's 50th anniversary, in which staff members and others raise interesting and provocative ideas about the future direction of policy in essay form. It does not necessarily represent JUSTICE policy, but it does draw on JUSTICE's considerable experience as a leading human rights and law reform organisation. The future of counter-terrorism and human rights (published September 2007) The future of the rule of law (published October 2007) Human rights and the future of the European Union (published April 2008) Commemorative edition of Lord Alexander's Iraq lecture As part of the 50th year anniversary JUSTICE republished Lord Alexander’s seminal lecture Iraq: the pax Americana and the law. ‘ ... a virtuoso performance. Many others have now argued in similar vein, but Alexander was the first of his legal stature to do so, and his lecture reads and convinces today just as powerfully as when he gave it.’ Marcel Berlins, The Guardian, 20 March 2006 *'International law, like the common law, is founded upon precedent. A bad precedent should not be allowed to stand.'* This was the motivation behind Lord Alexander's seminal lecture, Iraq: the pax Americana and the law, given in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Four years on, and against a backdrop of bellicose language aimed at other Middle East states, his arguments have a renewed relevance. As each of its reasons for claiming the invasion was legal - self-defence, humanitarian intervention, implied UN authorisation, unreasonable use of the Security Council veto, and a breach of UN Resolution 1441 - crumbled, the government was forced to 'scrape the bottom of the legal barrel' in its search for a justification, the lecture argues. Iraq: the pax Americana and the law is a devastating critique of controversial policy, a passionate defence of the rule of law and the value of judicial oversight, and a persuasive plea against wars of aggression from Suez to Iraq. To download a PDF of the lecture, click here. Free printed copies are available - please email your details to admin@justice.org.uk. JUSTICE is grateful to 3-4 South Square Chambers for its support of this publication. Lord Alexander of Weedon QC was chair of JUSTICE Council from 1990 until just a few weeks before he died in November 2005. He was the prime mover behind the transformation of the organisation in the mid-1990s. This paper is an extended version of the JUSTICE Tom Sargant annual memorial lecture given by Lord Alexander at the Law Society on 14 October 2003. *JUSTICE Journal* Essential reading for everyone interested in human rights and law reform The JUSTICE Journal is a six-monthly publication, launched in Spring 2004. It aims to promote debate on topical issues relating to human rights and the rule of law.Each issue will focus on JUSTICE's core areas of expertise and concern: human rights criminal justice asylum equality justice and home affairs in the European Union the British legal system from terrorism to constitutional reform … Tackling the big issues of the moment, the JUSTICE Journal covers the political and legislative developments affecting human rights and the rule of law. … in the UK and beyond The EU Constitution and Charter, enlargement, mutual recognition and counter-terrorism measures - the JUSTICE Journal examines the implications for human rights as the evolution of the European Union gathers pace. Annual subscription £60 / $120 / €120 (10% discount for JUSTICE members) Click here for the contents list of Volume 4 Number 2 2007 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 4 Number 1 2007 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 3 Number 2 2006 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 3 Number 1 2006 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 2 Number 2 2005 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 2 Number 1 2005 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 1 Number 2 2004 and an order form Click here for the contents list of Volume 1 Number 1 2004 and an order form ASYLUM Books and reports ASYLUM SUPPORT: A practitioners' guide to the EU Reception Directive by Anneliese Baldaccini Asylum Support: a practitioners' guide to the EU Reception Directive is a clear and concise examination of the directive, its transposition into UK law and its implications for those advising asylum seekers. Published 3 November 2005 ISBN 0 907247 41 5 166 pages Price: £17 (JUSTICE members: £15) Asylum, Changing Policy and Practice sets out the major developments in asylum policy and procedures in the UK, EU and globally, and the changes in law and practice that are likely to follow (2002). Click here for a pdf version of this publication. Refugees and asylum seekers, changes in the law (2002) Providing Protection: Towards fair and effective asylum procedures Produced jointly with ILPA & ARC (1997) Ł5 (JUSTICE members: Ł2) top CRIMINAL JUSTICE Books and reports Restorative Justice: the way ahead (March 2004) ISBN 0-907247-40-7 Price £15 (10% discount to JUSTICE members) Click here for a pdf version of the order form. Public Defenders: Learning from the US experience (2001) £15 (JUSTICE members: £12) Restoring youth justice: New directions in domestic and international law and practice (2000) Ł10 (JUSTICE members: Ł7) Victims in criminal justice: Report of the JUSTICE Committee on the role of the victim in criminal justice (1998) Ł10 (JUSTICE members: Ł8) Sentenced for life: law and procedure for life sentence prisoners (1996) Ł7 (JUSTICE members: Ł6) Children and homicide (1996) Ł4 (JUSTICE members: Ł3.50) How to Appeal: a guide to the criminal appeal system (new edition 2003) Ł2.50 CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK Available as a pdf file top EQUALITY Books and reports Race, Religion and Ethnicity Discrimination, using international human rights law. Authors: Karon Monaghan, Max du Plessis and Tajinder Malhi (April 2003) ISBN 0-907247-37-7 £12 plus £3 postage and packing (JUSTICE members £10 plus p&p) Race Discrimination: developing and using a new legal framework Edited by Gay Moon (Oct 2000) ISBN 1-84113-167-9 Ł18 A JUSTICE Book - Only available from Hart Publishing Ltd Joint submission by NGOs to the UN Committee for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (Aug 2000) Ł10 Only available from Liberty - Tel 00 44 (0)20 7403 3888 Improving Equality Law: The Options jointly with The Runnymede Trust (1997) Ł3 (JUSTICE members: Ł2.50) top EU JUSTICE & HOME AFFAIRS Books and reports Crime, Rights and the EU: the future of police and judicial cooperation Click here for an order form April 2008 £25 (£22.50 for JUSTICE members) European Arrest Warrant: a solution ahead of its time? Click here for an order form in pdf format. (Nov 2003) Ł20 / €32 (JUSTICE members 10 % discount) The Schengen Information System: a human rights audit (Dec 2000) Ł15 (JUSTICE members: Ł12) EU Co-operation in Criminal Matters: a human rights agenda (Aug 2000) Ł5 (JUSTICE members: Ł2) The democratic deficit: democratic accountability and the European Union (1996)* Ł5 Judging the European Union: judicial accountability and human rights (1996)* Ł5 The Union divided: race discrimination and third country nationals in the EU (1996)* Ł5 These three publications available as a set for Ł12 top HUMAN RIGHTS* JUSTICE student human rights network In Autumn 2006, JUSTICE launched the JUSTICE student human rights network. Aimed at all those studying the law and who are interested in human rights, we want to create a lively, interactive network. To see the webpage for the network click here For the first electronic bulletin click here (Autumn 2006) For the second electronic bulletin click here (New Year 2007) For the third electronic bulletin click here (Spring 2007) For further information and to be added to the mailing list email jshrn@justice.org.uk. Books and reports 'The Future of Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights A new paper argues that successive UK governments have paid too much attention to public fears over terrorism, at the expense of basic rights. Click here to read the paper and here to read the press release (September 2007) Intercept Evidence: Lifting the ban A JUSTICE Report (October 2006) The UK is the only country in the common law world that prohibits completely the use of intercepted communications as evidence in criminal proceedings. At the same time, evidential difficulties in terrorism cases have been used to justify such exceptional measures as control orders and indefinite detention without trial. JUSTICE has released a report recommending lifting the ban on intercept evidence in the UK. The report includes analysis of the arguments for and against the use of intercept material and includes a comparative study on the use of intercept evidence in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. Delivering Rights How the Human Rights Act is Working and for Whom Edited by Jeffrey Jowell QC and Jonathan Cooper (November 2003) ISBN 1-84113-287-X Ł21 A JUSTICE Book - Only available from Hart Publishing Ltd Developing Key Privacy Rights Edited by Madeleine Colvin ISBN 1-84113-168-7 Ł18 July 2002 A JUSTICE Book - Only available from Hart Publishing Ltd Beyond Civil Rights: Developing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK By Sandy Ruxton, Oxfam, and Razia Karim, JUSTICE (December 2001) Price £12.95. Published by Oxfam Available from oxfam@bebc.co.uk Auditing for Rights: developing Scrutiny Systems for Human Rights Compliance By Jonathan Cooper and Roisin Pillay (December 2001) ISBN 0-907247-35-0 £15 (£12 JUSTICE members) Published by JUSTICE Understanding Human Rights Principles Edited by Jeffrey Jowell QC and Jonathan Cooper (April 2001) ISBN 1-84113-169-5 Ł21 A JUSTICE Book - Only available from Hart Publishing Ltd Disclosure of Crime Prevention Data: the need to respect privacy rights (December 2000) Ł5 to non-members Legislating for Human Rights: The Parliamentary Debates on the Human Rights Bill Edited by Jonathan Cooper and Adrian Marshall-Williams (Oct 2000) ISBN 1-84113-098-2 Ł19 A JUSTICE Book - Only available from Hart Publishing Ltd Deciding rights: applying the Human Rights Act to good practice in local authority decision-making (July 2000) Ł20.00 Only available from IDeA Publication Sales - Tel 00 44 (0)20 7296 6600 quoting LGA ref CA116 A Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998: Questions & answers (July 2000) Ł5 (JUSTICE members: free) Under surveillance: developing fair and accountable practices for covert policing (1998) only Ł5 top LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE RULE OF LAW Books and reports A British Bill of Rights: Informing the debate The final report of the JUSTICE constitution committee - 19 November 2007 In recent months all three major political parties have come to agree on one thing - that it is time for a major national debate on the desirability of a British bill of rights. A bill of rights would be a momentous constitutional development. It would shape our legal and political culture for years to come. The issues are complex and contentious. Only with thorough analysis and debate can we decide if a bill of rights is good for Britain. A British Bill of Rights: Informing the debate deliberately avoids setting out a particular vision. Instead, it clearly lays out the issues that will need to be addressed in a proper public consideration of the subject: Content - what should be in a bill of rights? Amendment - should a bill of rights have special protection from amendment or repeal? Adjudication and enforcement - what powers should the courts have to uphold protected values? Process - how should we debate and decide on these matters? A British Bill of Rights: Informing the debate is the final report of the JUSTICE constitution committee - a group of eminent experts on constitutional issues. The report draws on a wealth of experience of countries that have already enacted bills of rights - from Europe, North America, Australasia and Africa. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Content Chapter 3 Amendment and derogation Chapter 4 Adjudication and enforcement Chapter 5 Process Chapter 6 Summary and conclusions Appendix 1 Comparative review of bills of rights - Canada - New Zealand - Australian Capital Territory (ACT) - Australian State of Victoria - South Africa - Israel - United States of America - Republic of Ireland - Germany - France Appendix 2 Table of comparative bills of rights A British Bill of Rights: Informing the debate is the report of the JUSTICE constitution committee Professor Kate Malleson (chair) Professor Vernon Bogdanor CBE FBA Professor Anthony Bradley Professor Ross Cranston QC Lord Goodhart QC Professor Carol Harlow Professor Robert Hazell Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC Lord Kingsland QC TD DL Professor Francesca Klug OBE Lord Lester QC* Professor Andrew Le Sueur Alexandra Marks Professor Martin Partington CBE Professor Alan Paterson Jessica Simor Lord Lester retired from the committee on his appointment as constitutional advisor to the Secretary of State for Justice A British Bill of Rights: Informing the debate* Published: 19 November 2007 ISBN: 978 0 907247 43 2 Format and extent: A4, 168pp Price: £9.99 (£8.99 for JUSTICE members) or download free For more information and an order form click here. A Bill of Rights for Britain? Discussion paper (February 2007) Changing the rules: the judiciary, human rights and the constitution Discussion paper (September 2005) A matter of public interest: interventions in public interest cases (1996) Ł5 (JUSTICE members: Ł4.50) The Judiciary in England and Wales (1992) Ł6 (JUSTICE members: Ł4) top