Human rights

In the first of two articles, Rachel Fenton and Fiona Dabell explain why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act needs urgent review

The Bush-Blair “war on terror” has left us with a raft of bad laws, says Jago Russell

In brief

Alan Miller—who last year was ordered by the House of Lords to hand over £5m to his childless wife of three years—is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

In brief

Adam Clemens looks at the courts’ approach to balancing a person’s right to demonstrate with the powers of the police to stop them

Julian Samiloff considers whether Irish abortion law breaches human rights

Julian Samiloff considers whether Irish abortion law breaches human rights

Can refusal to grant a sex shop licence breach the applicant’s human rights? Nicholas Dobson investigates

Veils in court are an affront to open justice, says Barbara Hewson