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Large Part of UK DNA Database Must Be Destroyed (Dec. 17, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on December 4, 2008, that the British police must destroy fingerprints and DNA profiles of individuals arrested but not ...
Topic: Criminal Law
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Chagos Islanders Prohibited from Returning Home amid Diego Garcia Security Concerns (Oct. 24, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The House of Lords, the highest court in the United Kingdom, has overturned a ruling that permitted islanders removed from the Chagos Islands (now known as ...
Topic: National Security
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Ruling Opens the Door for Families of Deceased Troops to Sue the Military (Aug. 26, 2008) by Clare Feikert
A High Court ruling of April 11, 2008, on the conduct of inquests into the deaths of soldiers serving overseas has paved the way for families ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Unmarried Couples Allowed to Adopt in Northern Ireland (Jul. 02, 2008) by Laura McManus
Northern Irish adoption law has been brought into line with that of the rest of the United Kingdom, after the House of Lords declared on June ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Commons Passes Pre-Charge Detention Bill (Jul. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
On June 11, 2008, a bill to extend the time period that terrorist suspects can be held without charge to gather evidence for criminal cases was ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Terrorist Loses US Extradition Appeal (Jul. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
A controversial Muslim cleric, Abu Hamza, currently imprisoned in the United Kingdom for stirring up racial hatred, recently had his appeal against extradition to the United ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Enforcement of Female Circumcision Laws (Jul. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The British police are reportedly increasing checks on flights leaving for nations that are known to continue the practice of female circumcision. This practice was made ...
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Points-Based Immigration System Declared Unlawful (Jun. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The recently introduced points-based immigration system in the UK, under which migrants are awarded points for meeting various criteria to obtain entry into the UK, has ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Terrorist Freezing Orders Declared Unlawful (May. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
Orders made to implement United Nations Security Council regulations designed to prevent the financing of terrorism by freezing terrorist assets have been quashed by the High ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Terrorism Laws Continue to Be Implemented (May. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The terrorism laws of the United Kingdom are continuing to be implemented in the courts, with individuals prosecuted frequently being jailed under these provisions. Most recently, ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Bill to Extend Pre-Charge Detention of Terrorists Challenged (Apr. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
A counter-terrorism bill that would extend from 28 days to 42 the period that suspected terrorists can be detained without charge is currently before the Parliament ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Immigration Rules Unlawful (Apr. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
What was described as one of the biggest overhauls of the United Kingdom's immigration laws has been declared unlawful by the High Court. The new immigration ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
New Migrant Entry Tax for Public Services (Mar. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The public services in the United Kingdom have faced a strain in light of increasing numbers of migrants utilizing them. The government has recently announced a ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Extradition Order to U.S. Signed for Muslim Cleric (Mar. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
The Home Secretary of the United Kingdom has signed an extradition order to the United States for controversial Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, where he is ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
New Immigration Fees Announced (Feb. 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
The UK Home Office has announced new immigration fees as part of a reform of border security provisions. Although fees for a number of immigration services, ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
New Immigration Fees Announced (Feb. 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
The UK Home Office has announced new immigration fees as part of a reform of border security provisions. Although fees for a number of immigration services, ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Court Approves Extradition of Muslim Cleric (Dec. 02, 2007) by Constance Johnson
Abu Hamza al-Masri is currently serving a seven-year term in the United Kingdom on terror-related charges. Known as a radical Muslim cleric, he was convicted of ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
First Woman Convicted Under Terrorism Act (Dec. 02, 2007) by Constance Johnson
Samina Malik, a female employee of the bookstore WH Smith at Heathrow Airport, is the first woman to have been convicted in the United Kingdom under ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Highest Court Reviews Terrorism Control Orders (Nov. 02, 2007) by Constance Johnson
On October 31, 2007, the United Kingdom's highest court, the House of Lords, gave broad support to the controversial government control-order regime for terrorism suspects. At ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Last updated: 12/17/2008