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Can You Be Charged Without Caution?

This is a thorny issue and has been the subject of a great deal of court cases and newspaper articles. The Police are required to follow stringent procedures...

Is it My Right to Know If He's Really My Father?

To be told that the person you believed was your father for nearly sixty years 'may not be', would be a tremendous shock. Your father, who must be at least a...

Can a Case Be Heard Without a Newspaper Reporter Present?

It has long been a central principle of law in the UK that justice should not only be done, but that justice should be “seen to be done”. This concept is...

Human Rights and CCTV

The use of CCTV in the UK, and its impact on human rights and civil liberties, regularly hits the headlines. Concerns are raised both about the number of CCT...

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Human Rights and Adopted Children

Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“the ECHR”) upholds the right to start a family. The 1998 Human Rights Act enshrines this right in...

Human Rights...and Responsibilities

The laws in the UK recognise that all people have fundamental human rights. These rights apply regardless of race, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation...

Human Rights and Giving Birth

In the UK the right of women to choose where and how they give birth is widely respected. The NHS can often accommodate a range of different birth choices to...

Human Rights and Racial Equality

Racial equality is deemed to be a fundamental human right. Whilst there may be some limited situations in which it is permissible to treat a person different...

Human Rights and Genetics

The rapid progress being made today by scientists in the field of genetics raises many new questions about human rights and ethics. The term “bioethics”...

Human Rights and Civil Liberties

What Are Civil Liberties? The difference between human rights and civil liberties may be largely semantic. It could be said that human rights are those funda...

Human Rights and Gender Equality

The subject of gender equality may seem outdated for many young people. “Women’s rights” conjures up images of angry young women burning their bras whi...

Human Rights and the Internet

Use of the internet may raise a number of human rights issues. The last decade has seen a vast increase in the number of people using the internet on a daily...

Human Rights and Medical Treatment

Many aspects of medical treatment may raise human rights issues. Under UK human rights law NHS medical establishments and local health authorities are 'publi...

Human Rights and Sexuality

It will generally be a breach of an individual’s human rights to discriminate against them on account of their sexuality or sexual orientation. Equality an...

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