Posted on 14 December 2010. Tags: Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), European Convention on Human Rights, european union, law gazette, Legal Aid
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) is the representative organisation of around 1 million European lawyers through its member bars and law societies from 31 full member countries, and 11 further associate and observer countries. Read the full story
Posted in Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Law Updates
Posted on 10 June 2008. Tags: 28 days, 42 days, anti-terrorist, Civil Liberties, detention, douglas adams, european union, Law Updates, suspect, terrorism
According to ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, 42 is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything. But for the Government, 42 is more a problem than an answer.
Given that the number of days a suspect spends in detention before trial is a not a scientific exercise but an uneasy compromise, how can it be that 42 has achieved the status of a threat to the leadership of the government? Read the full story
Posted in Civil Liberties