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Hard Evidence: how has press coverage of immigration changed?

By Alex Balch, University of Liverpool,
The British press has been accused of many things in recent years, most of them bad, but how can we measure performance in coverage of a particular subject such as immigration, and how is this changing over time? Surveys have identified significant gaps between perception and reality…

Case Comment: McCarthy (C-202/13) (Grand Chamber)

By Catherine Taroni, EUtopia Law,
Context This case was referred from the High Court R (on the application of McCarthy and ors.) v the Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 3368 (Admin), and considered the applicability of Directive 2004/38 to situations not traditionally falling within the concept of a…

Happy New Year 2015: Freedom from Torture's 30th anniversary year starts now

By Freedom from Torture,
It is difficult to celebrate our 30th anniversary: after all, we exist because torture exists. But we do want to use this year to highlight the magnificent achievements of our founders, staff, volunteers - and, above all, survivors of torture who continue on the path to rehabilitation.…

International Migrants Day Statement

By Guy Ryder, ILO, and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, OHCHR,
Joint statement by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on the occasion of International Migrants Day 18 December 2014 There are more international migrants today than at any other time in human history. As…

Case Preview: R (JB (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

By Varun Kesar, UK Supreme Court Blog,
The SSHD accepted that the treatment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Jamaica amounted to persecution as defined by the Refugee Convention. For example, acts of gay intimacy are illegal and punishable by up to 10 years of hard labour, and lesbians are routinely…

Very private lives: “acceptable questioning” in sexual orientation asylum cases

By Anita Davies, EUtopia Law,
The CJEU's judgment in the case of A, B and C is due by the end of the year. Ahead of the expected judgment, this post recaps the opinion handed down by Advocate General Sharpston in July. In February 2014 The Guardian published details of the lines of questioning used by the UK Home…

The UK in the European Convention: fudge, or a shining example?

By Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog,
Brick Court Chambers Public Law Event 2014: Is it time for the common law to break free from Europe? Last night's discussion at Gray's Inn Hall featured a panel with Dominic Grieve QC MP (formerly Attorney General), Lord Judge (formerly Lord Chief Justice), Bella Sankey (Policy…

UKSC Blog interviews Lord Neuberger

By UK Supreme Court Blog,
This summer, some of the editors of the UKSC Blog were invited to the UKSC to meet and interview Lord Neuberger. Upon arrival we were taken to his office and offered cups of coffee and croissants. Notwithstanding the fact that the UKSC's President had a busy day in court ahead, he was…

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