Posts Tagged ‘european-court’

UK to fight prisoner votes ruling

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The prime minister tells MPs he will resist a European Court ruling to give prisoners the right to vote in UK elections.

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UK can decide votes for prisoners

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The European Court of Human Rights says individual governments can decide how to implement a ban on convicted prisoners voting.

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Clarke hails deal to reform court

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says an agreement reached at a conference in Brighton will make “a big difference” to the operation of the European Court of Human Rights.

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Clarke hails deal to reform court

Abu Qatada deportation appealed

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Radical cleric Abu Qatada cannot be deported yet from Britain, the European Court of Human Rights says, after an appeal was lodged.

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Terror suspects can be sent to U.S.

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The European Court of Human Rights ruled against five terror suspects Tuesday saying that they can be extradited to America despite their claims that they will be poorly treated.

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Italy chided over Africa migrants

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

The European Court of Human Rights says Italy violated the rights of Eritrean and Somali migrants by sending them back to Libya.

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PM facing backlash over euro pact

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Tory Eurosceptics accuse David Cameron of a retreat by after he agreed to the use of the European Court to enforce a new eurozone fiscal pact.

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Crucifixes in classrooms ‘legal’

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Displaying crucifixes in schools in Italy does not breach the rights of non-Catholic families, the European Court of Human Rights rules.

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Crucifixes in classrooms ‘legal’

VIDEO: UK ‘should set example for Middle East on law’

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The UK should obey rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to set a good example to the Middle East, former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf has said.

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Rise in UK prisoners seeking vote

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The possibility of compensation pay-outs may be helping solicitors persuade their imprisoned clients to apply to the European Court of Human Rights

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UK challenges prison votes ruling

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

The government launches a legal bid to overturn a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that a blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful.

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Gender case hits insurance costs

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Insurers cannot charge different premiums to men and women because of their gender, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

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Gender case hits insurance costs

UK to press for European reform

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

The government is to press for the European Court of Human Rights to be reformed, but will not pull out of the European Convention, Ken Clarke says.

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World Cup free-to-air ruling due

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

The European Court of Justice is to rule on whether UK football fans can still watch major events on free-to-air TV.

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UK ‘should cut Europe court link’

Monday, February 7th, 2011

The government should consider cutting its ties with the European Court of Human Rights, says a report by the right-leaning think-tank Policy Exchange.

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