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British judges not bound by European court of human rights, says Leveson

24-05-2015 23:46

Judge insists UK courts no longer automatically defer to ECHR’s rulings, while lawyers rail against Britain’s potential repeal of the Human Rights ActSir Brian Leveson, the judge most famous for his report into press ethics, has said he does not consider himself “crushed by the European jackboot” when it comes to applying the European convention of human rights in British courts.Leveson told an audience at the Hay festival that UK judges were not bound by the decisions of the European co

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'Burqa not conducive to western liberal society': We should follow ban says Ukip - Express.co.uk

24-05-2015 18:08

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'Burqa not conducive to western liberal society': We should follow ban says Ukip
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THE wearing of the full face veil in public should be banned in Britain, said Ukip's acting leader Paul Nuttall last night. By Marco Giannangeli – EXCLUSIVE. PUBLISHED: 15:52, Sun, May 24, 2015 | UPDATED: 16:55, Sun, May 24, 2015. Farage and Nuttall ...en meer »

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Jayant Prakash obituary

24-05-2015 17:41

Jayant Prakash, who has died aged 62, was a champion of multiracialism whose professional life and friendships demonstrated a great love for the people of his native Fiji. He made his mark with groundbreaking judgments as a high court judge and magistrate after serving in Fiji’s Reserve Bank, the civil service and the Sugar Cane Growers Council.His legacy of judgments, predicated on a commitment to human rights, gender equality and non-violence, stand out as his significant achievements. Conti

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‘The police didn’t see Deen as a victim despite blood pouring out of his head’

24-05-2015 09:00

Deen Taiwo’s ordeal at the hands of racists is being made into a documentary in an innovative attempt to improve police responses to hate crimesOne August evening, in Brue Close, a housing estate in Weston-super-Mare, police and emergency services were called to No 39. Two police cars, a police van, a dog and several officers arrived. They saw a crowd of hostile white adults, “an angry mob” and a middle-aged black man standing in his front garden bleeding profusely from a head wound. His f

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Game of Thrones rape? Care more about real assaults | Barbara Ellen

24-05-2015 01:05

Why are people so upset about a scene in a TV show and so indifferent to true-life cases?Watching the rape of Sansa Stark by her new groom, Ramsay Bolton, on Game of Thrones, I have to say that I wasn’t remotely offended. For me, it registered as a dramatic manifestation of Ramsay’s controlling malevolence and Sansa’s suffering, which I presume was what was intended.Certainly, with GOT (the TV series, rather than the books), it seems rather late to start complaining about “gratuitous”

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