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09 June 2017 / David Greene
Issue: 7749 / Categories: Opinion
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Human rights & the new counter-terrorist world

Terrorism has overshadowed the election & pushed the parties to their mettle to react, says David Greene

A tough week for democracy; a test not only for our democratic institutions but for the dynamic between the rule of law, human rights and the democratic will.

The awful events in Manchester and London have overshadowed this election and put the parties to their mettle to react. In an election the time for reaction is short and may be influenced by the election campaign itself.

At one time a Tory victory was assured. Thus anything Theresa May has said has looked to be destined as the policy of the next Government with a substantial majority. At the time of writing (the day before the election) that looks less certain but, of course, may still prove to be correct. We may yet have a hung Parliament. At the time of publication, following the only poll that really matters, we will know.

Whatever the hue of the next Government the events during the campaign are bound to

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NEWS
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All eyes will be on the Court of Appeal (or its YouTube livestream) next week as it sits to consider the controversial Mazur judgment
An NHS Foundation Trust breached a consultant’s contract by delegating an investigation into his knowledge of nurse Lucy Letby’s case
Draft guidance for schools on how to support gender-questioning pupils provides ‘more clarity’, but headteachers may still need legal advice, an education lawyer has said
Litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which funded behemoth opt-out action Merricks v Mastercard, can bring a judicial review, the High Court ruled last week
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