ECHR

• The right to vote isn’t just a ‘nice to have’
  Posted on October 26, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Should prisoners have the right to vote? It sounds like a simple yes-no question and most people would probably be able to give a yes or no answer, but it is giving the government no end of headaches.
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  Posted in: Courts, Justice System
  Tagged: prisoners’ voting rights, prison, rehabilitation, ECHR, reoffending, human rights
• The crazy case of the cat who sat on the act
  Posted on October 8, 2011 by Louise Restell
  I have a cat.  I’m quite fond of him and I like having him around, but, if I’m honest, I don’t think he’d be too upset if I moved away and left him.  He’d probably just go and live with the neighbour up the road where he seems to spend most of his time anyway.  It’s what cats do.  So it’s surely common sense that a cat couldn’t be a reason not to deport someone?  Apparently not.
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  Posted in: Courts, Rule of Law
  Tagged: bill of rights, catgate, ECHR, home secretary, HRA, human rights, Human Rights Act, justice, Learco Chindamo, legislation, rule of law, Theresa May