Antagonism is growing in the UK towards the ECtHR and the decisions it makes. Brexit removed the UK from the European Union, but for some, that was not enough.| Debbie Hayton
On 26 August 2025 Nigel Farage (Leader of Reform UK) and Zia Yusuf (now Head of Policy at […]| UK Constitutional Law Association
Au Royaume-Uni, l’hostilité envers la CEDH et ses arrêts ne cesse de grandir. Le Brexit a déjà coupé les ponts avec l’Union européenne, mais pour certains, ce n’était qu’un …| Debbie Hayton
– Hardik Kuldeep and Nishtha Chopra INTRODUCTION The question of whether the Enforcement Case Information Report [“ECIR”] should be mandatorily supplied to the accused has come up before the Supreme Court on numerous occasions. In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, the apex court had ruled that not only the non-supply of ECIR but … Continue reading International Perspectives on Enforcement Case Information Report Disclosure:Upholding Fair Trial Rights in Money Laundering Cases| The Criminal Law Blog
Today's Supreme Court’s judgment in Shvidler v Foreign Secretary addresses key issues about the role of courts generally and appellate courts in particular when it comes to applying the proportionality test — and a powerful dissent from Lord Leggatt discloses a sharp division of judicial opinion about the proper nature of the judicial role in this context.| Public Law for Everyone
Calls for withdrawal and kneejerk defences of the status quo each risk oversimplifying the UK’s developing political debate about the European Convention on Human Rights. The implications of each position must at least be properly understood if the debate is to be a meaningful one. As the UK’s Labour government increasingly pursues an agenda apparently […]| Public Law for Everyone
At a meeting yesterday, I asked about/EU/UK cooperation within the justice pillar. I asked if in order to develop further cooperation, the UK would need to sign up to the EU’s charter of fundamental rights. The senior MEP present stated| davelevy.info
The UK’s Justice Secretary has promised domestic legislation and called for wider ECHR reform because, she says, the application of human rights is now ‘out of step with common sense’. What does this tell us about the government’s broader commitment to human rights in the face of political pressure and shifting public opinion? In a […]| Public Law for Everyone
The new Attorney-General’s recent lecture on the rule of law makes all the right noises. But it remains to be seen whether the Labour Government will be willing to put its money, and its actions, w…| Public Law for Everyone
