Human Rights Day

Human Rights in the United Kingdom: Where Now?

22 May 2015

Prior to the 2015 general election, the Conservative Party undertook in its manifesto to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and to enact a British Bill of Rights.聽In this video, Mark Elliott addresses three key questions raised by these proposals.

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Nicklinson - 探花直播Right to Die?

10 July 2014

Nicola Padfield explores some aspects of the important decision of the Supreme Court in Nicklinson (R (Nicklinson and another) v Ministry of Justice; R (AM) v 探花直播DPP [2014] UKSC 38) focusing on the minority judgement of Baroness Hale.

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Professor John Spencer

探花直播Defects of Jury Trials

22 February 2013

In the light of the discharge of the jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, questions have been asked about the value of the jury system. Professor John Spencer discusses the pitfalls of the system over the years and suggests ways in which the delivery of justice might be improved.

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