Articles by Sir Geoffrey Bindman

The human rights debate

To defend the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) it is necessary to counter the falsehoods and distortions of those who misrepresent it...

Unanswered questions

The embarrassing delay in completing the Bloody Sunday Inquiry after 10 years is mitigated by the high quality of the report and the authority of its conclusions

Time to write it all down?

The Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill had its second reading last month. It is the latest instalment in a programme of constitutional reform, which the government has been pursuing in a leisurely and random fashion since it came into power in 1997.

Risking a shameful betrayal

The Torture (Damages) Bill, introduced by Lord Archer of Sandwell, a former solicitor general and president of Amnesty International, was given a second reading in the House of Lords on 16 May.

What happens next?

Will the Ministry of Justice be fit for purpose? Geoffrey Bindman reports