Information on "Human Rights" and "United Kingdom"
August 2012
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31 Aug 2012
Defamation Bill Committee Stage Report
Author: Alexander Horne
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Defamation Bill. More on «Defamation Bill Committee Stage Report»
April 2012
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23 Apr 2012
Deportation of Individuals Who May Face a Risk of Torture
Author: Alexander Horne, Melanie Gower
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The note explores the case of deportation of individuals to countries where they may face a real risk of torture. More on «Deportation of Individuals Who May Face a Risk of Torture» -
20 Apr 2012
The Chagos Islanders
Author: Jon Lunn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note explores the complex outstanding disputes arising from the British Government decision between 1968 and 1973 to clear the entire Chargos Archipelago of its inhabitants to build a US military base. More on «The Chagos Islanders»
February 2012
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14 Feb 2012
UK Cases at the European Court of Human Rights since 1975
Author: Vaughne Miller, Julie Gill
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note provides a detailed list of UK cases at the European Court of Human Rights since 1975. More on «UK Cases at the European Court of Human Rights since 1975»
January 2012
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27 Jan 2012
Argentina and the Falkland Islands
Author: Vaughne Miller
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This Note looks briefly at the government in Argentina under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who has pursued the Argentinean claim to sovereignty of the Falkland Islands as a constitutional mandate. More on «Argentina and the Falkland Islands»
November 2011
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10 Nov 2011
Convention on Enforced Disappearance
Author: Arabella Thorp
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper examines the 2006 International Convention on the Protection of all persons from Enforced Disappearance. More on «Convention on Enforced Disappearance»
July 2011
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21 Jul 2011
Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships
Author: Catherine Fairbairn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper examines the distinctions in UK law between civil partnerships and marriage, within the context of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. More on «Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships»
April 2011
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18 Apr 2011
European Court of Human Rights Rulings
Author: Vaughne Miller
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This Note looks at European Court of Human Rights rulings on prisoner enfranchisement and what the UK Government might do in response to the Court's decisions in the cases of Hirst 2 and Greens and MT. More on «European Court of Human Rights Rulings» -
14 Apr 2011
The European Convention on Human Rights and the Court of Human Rights
Author: Vaughne Miller
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This Note examines reform of the European Court of Human Rights. More on «The European Convention on Human Rights and the Court of Human Rights»
January 2011
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17 Jan 2011
Qatar 2011
Author: Ben Smith
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The Coalition Government in the UK has made improvement of relations with the Gulf States, and growth in trade with the region, a priority. More on «Qatar 2011»
