Law in Practice
OPINION: Antisemitism in the Labour Party - the EHRC's report and its impact
<em>Adam Wagner </em> looks at the findings of the EHRC's investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party, its far-reaching impact, and discusses his own experience of litigating the case
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The government and the judges
Zealots bent on upsetting the constitutional applecart or the only friends we have? And what is the alternative? <em>Thomas Grant QC </em>takes a look at the Independent Review of Administrative Law, its context and the charges against the senior judiciary
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Banaz Mahmod: 15 years on, lessons still to be learned
With stricter quarantining restrictions being imposed up and down the country, those in the criminal justice system must be more vigilant than ever against HBV, write <em>Riel Karmy-Jones QC </em>and <em>Nicholas Hall </em> examining the case of Banaz Mahmod, recently dramatized for ITV, its wider impact and heightened relevance today
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The forgotten victims of domestic abuse
At least 57% of women in prison and under community supervision are victims of domestic abuse. <em>Paramjit Ahluwalia </em>briefs readers on the proposed amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill extending protection for those compelled to offend<strong> </strong>
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Refugee Channel crossings: the legal position
Crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world in a small dinghy may or may not be ‘bad and stupid and dangerous’, but is it really criminal? An analysis of the legal position, by <em>Colin Yeo </em>
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The UK Internal Market bill: Brexit lightning rod or storm in a teacup?
<p>The government’s plan to break international law was a shock to lawyers and international partners alike – but it will not stop the UK and the EU doing a deal, writes <em>Raphael Hogarth </em> </p>
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Women at the Bar in 2020
Women are still leaving the Bar. So what are we doing about it? <em>Professor Jo Delahunty QC </em> takes a memory trip through recent times to assess whether times are changing, or it’s still a case of sticky floor and glass ceiling...<strong></strong>
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18 years and still no justice to be found in Guantanamo
BHRC’s visit to Guantanamo Bay for the trial of the alleged planners of 9/11: a salutary lesson about nations who support the rule of law jettisoning principles in times of crisis, writes <em>Jacob Bindman </em>
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Opinion: The algorithm of injustice
<p>Beyond the intrusiveness of automated facial recognition is concern about ‘false positives’ and potential for racial bias in the technology </p><p><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">By Sailesh Mehta and Shahid Khan</strong> </p>
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The truth about our human rights laws, by the Secret Barrister
<p>Few cases raise more hackles than foreign nationals breaching our criminal law, only for the government’s attempts at deporting them to be frustrated. </p><p>An extract from <em>Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies </em> by the Secret Barrister </p>
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