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How the UK could reform the European convention on human rights Politicians have long raised concerns about the extent to which international human rights law affects UK migration policy.

Reforming the ECHR: what needs fixing about Article 8 application's to foreign criminal deportations in the UK.

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Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.

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The impact of ECHR on UK immigration overrated
ECtHR stops one UK deportation every 4/5 years
UK courts - most recent figures are for 2021 - blocked 2.5% of deportations on "family life" grounds
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& Victoria Adelmant

Where does the Strikes Bill put the UK relative to other European countries? - UK in a changing Europe Catherine Barnard and Joelle Grogan consider whether the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would put the UK in line with Europe

Check it out.

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Badenoch says Conservatives would ban strikes by NHS doctors Thousands of resident doctors are currently on strike after a dispute with the government over pay.

Last time the Conservatives proposed banning doctors from striking, we did some interesting comparative research on strikes and essential services across Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social which is still a great read.

'What can be fixed, however, is the lack of accurate information about the extent to which the convention limits migration policy – particularly foreign criminal deportations.'

Game, set, and match

How the UK could reform the European convention on human rights Politicians have long raised concerns about the extent to which international human rights law affects UK migration policy.

Worth a read from @joellegrogan.bsky.social on the false promises of magic solutions in the reform of the ECHR or it's domestic application in the UK for politicians perceived problems with migration in an unstable world:

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Thanks Paolo!

How the UK could reform the European convention on human rights Politicians have long raised concerns about the extent to which international human rights law affects UK migration policy.

Reforming the ECHR: what needs fixing about Article 8 application's to foreign criminal deportations in the UK.

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Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald What would happen if the UK left the European Convention on Human Rights?

With Suella Braverman having published a 'blueprint' for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, catch up on this explainer by @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social - on how the UK could go about leaving and what the consequences would be.

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Many are commenting on the Braverman paper as a whole, but one note that - true, there is nothing to stop the GFA from being amended.

Just as nothing stops any other major international agreement from being renegotated except time, a lot of good faith, political will and mutual interest.

Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald What would happen if the UK left the European Convention on Human Rights?

Explainer on how the UK could leave the ECHR - and what it would mean.

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The Law Show - The human cost of court delays - BBC Sounds What can be done about the massive court delays in England and Wales?

Should we get rid of juries for more crimes to save the courts from collapse?

We discussed the challenges the courts are facing and the human cost of delays along with proposals for reform on #TheLawShow

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The Law Show - The human cost of court delays - BBC Sounds What can be done about the massive court delays in England and Wales?

Should we get rid of juries for more crimes to save the courts from collapse?

We discussed the challenges the courts are facing and the human cost of delays along with proposals for reform on #TheLawShow

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Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.

For a clear outline of the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law and whether the ECHR stops foreign criminals being removed from the UK, read our explainer by
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& Victoria Adelmant 👇

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Making a case for Human Rights Law: a response to Conor Casey’s “Disagreeing over Human Rights Law” Conor Casey’s article makes an important point that supporters of the ECHR need to bear in mind when trying to persuade others that the UK should remain party to it.

Some further thoughts by me on how (not) to defend the ECHR here. open.substack.com/pub/georgepe...

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 997, 1 July 2025 Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 1 July 2025.

1. New statement of changes to the immigration rules just laid. Short thread follows with main changes www.gov.uk/government/p...

Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.

For a clear outline of the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law and whether the ECHR stops foreign criminals being removed from the UK, read our latest explainer by @joellegrogan.bsky.social, @alicedonald.bsky.social & Victoria Adelmant 👇

Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.

MUST READ explainer from @ukandeu.bsky.social👇

Does the European Convention on #HumanRights REALLY stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK?

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#ECHR #ChickenNuggets

Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.

Our latest explainer examines the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law, particularly Article 3 and Article 8, and how it impacts the removal of foreign national criminals in the UK

By @joellegrogan.bsky.social, @alicedonald.bsky.social & Victoria Adelmant

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The Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General have both placed great emphasis on this new government upholding the rule of law. What does this mean in practic... Constitution Unit Conference 2025: The rule of law

Did you catch our conference last week?

In our fourth session, @hammersmithandy.bsky.social, Baroness (Victoria) Prentis and @joellegrogan.bsky.social discussed the rule of law, including the recent speech from the Lord Chancellor about the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.

Explainer now up on whether the ECHR stops foreign national offenders from being deported from the UK.

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This was a great conversation on rule of law - stand out for me was how much we can take for granted.

For those following the ECHR debates, also point of interesting discussion.

Trust in the courts Top judge explains how judiciary should act in an age of populism

The United Kingdom’s most senior judge has rejected claims that judges “interfere unwarrantably in the democratic process” and that their decisions are based on applying “values which are not shared by parliament or the general public”.

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The Constitution Unit Conference 2025. The rule of law. 19 June 2025, 11:00am – 12:15pm. Andy Slaughter MP (Labour MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick and chair of the Justice Committee). Victoria Prentis KC (Former Attorney General and former Conservative MP). Dr Joelle Grogan (Legal academic and presenter of The Law Show on BBC Radio 4). Chair: Prof Veronika Fikfak (Professor of Human Rights and International Law at UCL).

Our free, online conference is taking place next week!

We start day two covering the rule of law, with @hammersmithandy.bsky.social, Baroness (Victoria) Prentis and @joellegrogan.bsky.social. Have ministerial pledges in this area been delivered?

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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, How can avoidable deaths be prevented? Should a government body be created to make sure 'state-related deaths' are prevented?

On The Law Show on BBC Radio 4 now: how can the UK ensure warnings about avoidable deaths are heeded? Presented by @joellegrogan.bsky.social

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Today at 3pm on BBC Radio 4, and after on BBC Sounds and your favourite podcast player.

Listen to the last episode of the current series of #TheLawShow on #BBCR4.

We talk state-related deaths; proposals to tackle predatory marriage with the biggest changes to wills in 150 years; and how a husband transferring £77.8m to his wife's account could change divorce for everyone...

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Public Law has entered the chat.

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Should killers be forced to attend sentencing hearings? Victims' families want convicted killers forced into the dock for sentencing.

Should convicted murderers be forced into the dock for sentencing?

The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, with @joellegrogan.bsky.social

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The question about police cautions and No Further Action was from a listener, John.

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