Following the horrific antisemitic attack at a Manchester synagogue in October, the government has announced plans to amend […]
Category Archive: Civil Liberties
How should the state be held to account when it funds and organises essential services—but then denies responsibility […]
On 23 June 2025 the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced in Parliament that she had “decided to proscribe […]
The decision of the UK Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] is one […]
In 1961 Alexander Bickel argued that the US Supreme Court should adopt what he called the ‘passive virtues’ – minimising […]
Conservative politicians in the UK and the US are making headlines for regulatory efforts targeting core free speech […]
In a recent critical essay for the London Review of Books, Conor Gearty penned a wonderful, if provocative, […]
Later today the House of Commons will consider the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and events) (England) Regulations […]
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches into its second year, the tension between freedom of religion and public health […]
The operation of the Human Rights Act 1998 (the “HRA”) is currently being reviewed by the Government’s Independent […]
