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No ID? No vote! Voter ID comes to Great Britain

The passing of the Elections Act 2022 means that individuals in Great Britain will be required to show photographic identification when voting at polling stations in some elections from May 2023. Ben Stanford explores the issues arising from the changes and suggests that rushing the introduction of voter ID in Great Britain is indicative of a wider pattern of recent democratic backsliding. 

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Academic Research International Law

Outer Space: a possible save haven?

Outer space may become a place of succor or hiding to suspects who wish to evade prosecution and possible sentence for offences committed on earth. Many who are not aware of the prospect of outer space being a final frontier may seek to underplay what the environment has to offer to humans. The pristine environment […]

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Getting rid of the Human Rights Act and ‘European’ human rights law

Dr Steve Foster examines the government’s recent proposals to repealing the Human Rights Act 1998

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Asylum Seekers, the Government’s Rwandan policy and the Domestic and European Courts

Dr Steve Foster examines the legal battle in both the domestic courts and the Strasbourg Court over the legality of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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How I Changed the Law

Dr Stuart MacLennan describes how a chance conversation with a former councillor led to him proposing changes to the law.

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The Little Red Schoolbook re-visited. Re-inventing fairy tales, public morals and free speech

Dr Steve Foster looks at the upcoming Grand Chamber hearing in Macatė v Lithuania, which will consider the legality of a domestic ban on a children’s book with Article 10 of the ECHR

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Protection of journalistic sources versus the investigation of terrorism: Chris Mullin’s victory for press freedom

Dr Steve Foster notes a recent decision upholding the fundamental right of journalists to protect its sources

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Smack Mack, don’t sack, give the man a bone! Belligerent councillors, free speech and the right to stand for election

Dr Steve Foster and Dr Stuart MacLennan report on a recent decision of the Court of Session that upholds the regulation of political misconduct, but insists on proportionality.

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Same-sex marriages and human rights in the Cayman Islands

Dr Steve Foster examines a recent Privy Council case on constitutional interpretation and compliance with human rights

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Stateless Children: International Surrogacy and the War in Ukraine

Rebecca Gladwin-Geoghegan comments on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on international surrogacy arrangements and the children born out of them.