#ECHR

Ian Brownhill

CounselTweets

(A very short thread) (1) The most concerning thing about reading the Boris #HumanRights thread is the lack of understanding of the HRA and the ECHR. The ECHR is not

ICCLtweet

ICCLtweet

ICCL calls for an independent and effective investigation into the death of George Nkencho.Here is a guide to the right to life and the state's obligations to effectively investigate lethal

Paul Johnson

echrso

Very important trans rights case in ECtHR today. The case concerns the situation of two trans people who were refused recognition of their gender identities because they had not undergone

Daniel Sohege

stand_for_all

Thread: Cursory glance shows a certain blindness to reality among some of the more right leaning media outlets regarding news Boris Johnson is considering opt outs from the Human Rights

Conor O'Mahony

ConorUCCLaw

My thoughts on today's ECtHR rulings in the #symphysiotomy cases: the Court took a narrow, formalistic approach, that allowed technical and procedural considerations to obscure egregious rights violations, and expected

Conor O'Mahony

ConorUCCLaw

Latest on implementation of Louise O'Keeffe decision: the ex gratia scheme remains closed and under review 18 months after the decision of the Independent Assessor and 7 years after the

Andrew Forde

Andrewforde_IRE

Exactly 2 weeks to my viva and the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has today gone nuclear on its Article 1 jurisprudence...1/n#ECHR The major issue with

Project Fearlessness

BillyLiar10

Boris Johnson’s reckless desire to take the U.K. out of the ECHR is unfathomable. The British were instrumental in setting up the ECHR. One British man in particular played a

Stuart Wallace

echrhawk

The UK government has declined to hold a public inquiry into the death of Pat Finucane. Here is a brief thread on why that is significant. Background - Pat Finucane

Graeme Cowie

woodstockjag

Both the Advocate General for Scotland and the Attorney General have argued in recent days, that section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1998 provides a precedent for the UK

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BobSproggit

This letter from @pritipatel is bullshit. By mentioning the Dublin Regualtions (Dublin III reg) she admits she is referring to aslyum seekers, where we can send them back to an

Emma DeSouza

EmmandJDeSouza

Reminder: The Good Friday Agreement can be undermined and breached in any number of ways. Focus is on a border which the NI protocol is designed to avoid. In my

Our Empty Chair

OurEmptyChair

[THREAD] Today's spin by @MoJGovUK is deeply deceiving. Here's why:https://twitter.com/MoJGovUK/status/1351097553945841669 1/ Virtual visits are no substitute for in-person visitsEvery person in prison is entitled to ONE 30 minute v

Paul Johnson

echrso

Whatever one thinks of the announcement regarding the decision to legislate in respect of the so-called “rough sex defence”, it is interesting to note that this will put into statute

Conor O'Mahony

ConorUCCLaw

For the ECHR nerds among you: today's ECtHR judgments on symphysiotomy completely ignored what I felt was one of our strongest arguments in the case, which relied on Soderman v

Adam Wagner

AdamWagner1

Oh no, here we go (again)https://twitter.com/AllieHBNews/status/1304884902173736960 The article is hopelessly confused - talk about 'opting out' of Human Rights Act. I assume it means opting out of parts of European

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