Judicial review in Britain
Here's one that will add depth to most textbooks' coverage of this issue.Control orders breach human rights, law lords say
"The government must rethink some aspects of control orders imposed on terrorism suspects, the law lords said today, while ruling that the overall system can remain in place...
"They also ruled that control orders must be subject to the same fairness procedures as a civil trial, something that had been breached in certain cases...
"But the five-strong panel said that control orders do not constitute a criminal penalty and as such, do not have to involve the much stricter requirements of criminal fair trial procedure...
"The case involves a total of 10 terrorism suspects placed under the orders by the home secretary, including at least two who are on the run..."
See also:
- The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 on "control orders" from the UK Home Office
- The Judicial Work of the House of Lords from the United Kingdom Parliament web site.
Labels: concepts, judiciary, UK
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:22 AM
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