In my latest piece for the Spectator I take a look at the Supreme Court on its 15th birthday and discuss cases, the constitution, and that carpet: www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-...
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the UK Supreme Court. When it opened its doors in 2009, it was argued that separating the countryâs top judges from their historical home in parliament was a defini...
⌠People will take their own views on that. Although perhaps when they do, they might also ask Jenrick all the other questions about what happens if we leave the ECHR around issues like criminal justice and security co-operation with the EU, compliance with the Good Friday Agreement, etc.
It appears that Jenrick has made two fairly contradictory points todayâŚ
The only other relevant example I can think is the use of drone strikes during the âwar on terrorâ. These were considered in some detail here: committees.parliament.uk/work/3296/go...
The Government has not published any formulated policy on the use of drones for targeted killing. As a result there is a lack of clarity about the policy; about whether and how the legal frameworks o...
Have now posted something about that as well. Thanks for reminding me.
Perhaps he has in mind the McCann and others v U.K. judgment after the âDeath on the Rockâ case where IRA terrorists were shot in Gibraltar when unarmed, with their hands raised. That case was heard in 1995 and could probably be distinguished quite easily from Operation Neptune Spear.
Second, I donât recall the U.K. actually being seriously involved in such operations in my lifetime. And the US and Israel - the countries which have done this rather successfully - are not members of the ECHR. So what precedent is he citing?
This - by Robert Jenrick MP - strikes me as a little bizarre. First, I donât believe that special forces operations like these are typically litigated before the courts, or even advertised before they occur. As the saying goes, it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
What would a visitor from the past think? As poet Andrew Motion put it: ânew structures but an old foundation stoneâ. Arguably, not too much has changed since the days of the Law Lords.
In my latest piece for the Spectator I take a look at the Supreme Court on its 15th birthday and discuss cases, the constitution, and that carpet: www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-...
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the UK Supreme Court. When it opened its doors in 2009, it was argued that separating the countryâs top judges from their historical home in parliament was a defini...