Joelle Grogan

The 10 reasons examined in the report.

Authored with @alicedonald.bsky.social @victoriaadamant.bsky.social Başak Çalı & Philip Leach

It's important to talk about #humanrights as they affect all of us.

But most important in any debate on reform or #ECHR withdrawal is to have the evidence first.

Out today: a report examining the evidence for 10 reasons to stay in the ECHR from Oxford University's Bonavero Institute.

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?

@joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social explain what steps the UK would have to take to leave the ECHR, whether states have left before, and what the likely consequences would be

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@joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social examine the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights

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Today, Keir Starmer has called for members of European Convention on Human Rights to allow tougher action to protect borders

🧵Here are some useful resources on the ECHR, what the UK's membership in it means, whether it's possible to leave or reform it 👇

A new report examines 🔟 reasons for the UK to stay in the #ECHR.

👉🏻 protecting everyone’s rights
👉🏻 ensuring accountability
👉🏻 safeguarding democracy
👉🏻 maintaining UK influence

With @victoriaadamant.bsky.social Başak Çalı @joellegrogan.bsky.social Philip Leach

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The latest @ukandeu.bsky.social report on the crisis in multilateralism out now.

Examining the international human right system - I ask what place does it hold in a rapidly changing world order, and the choices ahead for the UK and EU in defence of human rights and democracy.

Read it here!

Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.

Jury trials scrapped for offences with sentences less than three years
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Dr @joellegrogan.bsky.social is of course too modest to mention the written evidence we submitted to the House of Lords as part of this inquiry and which is available here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

"My only fault"

There are many important recommendations in the HoL report, not least of which is not to be complacent about the strength of the rule of law in the UK.

Have a listen to the show, and do read.

Rule of law: holding the line between anarchy and tyranny - Committees - UK Parliament The rule of law in the UK is being weakened, and everyone must take steps to protect it against further erosion, says the House of Lords Constitution Committee.

Today, the #HouseofLords published its awaited report examining the state and quality of the #RuleOfLaw in the UK.

The report highlights with concern the weakening of this foundational value, and calls on Government and politicians to take stronger action to defend it.

The Law Show - The law under fire - BBC Sounds Do political attacks on the law put legal professionals in danger?

This week on #TheLawShow, we talked Law Under Fire with Mark Evans, President of the #LawSocietyofEngland&Wales, and Charlie Sherrard KC - asking whether increasing political attacks on lawyers and the judiciary for doing their jobs could undermine the rule of law and democracy in the UK.

Also in the show - laws around one of the most regulated groups in the country: subject to banning orders without conviction, surveillance and restrictions on their freedom of movement [can you guess who?] - football fans!

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.

#TheLawShow is back on #BBCRadio4 today @ 3pm, and after on #BBCSounds, discussing the court delay crisis and the human cost to victims and defendants awaiting their day in court.

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New series of The Law Show starts today on BBC Radio 4 @3pm and then on BBC Sounds. We talk migration and the law, digital IDs, and barristers' wigs - listen in!

UK Ministry of Justice signs up to ChatGPT Enterprise : OpenAI sweetens the deal with data residency

“The agreement will deploy ChatGPT Enterprise on the desktops of 2,500 employees for use in "routine tasks," such as writing support, compliance and legal work, data and research processes, and document analysis.” go.theregister.com/feed/www.the...

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?

Leaving the ECHR - steps and consequences explained simply.

Detailed response and corrections here to the argument that withdrawal would not have an impact on the GFA by @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social

"Does taking the UK out of the ECHR breach the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement?"

Yes.

"But what if..."

No. It breaches the Agreement.

"Ok, but..."

No. Unless your position is "renegotiate with Ireland and conclude a new Agreement including NI parties", it is a breach.

A Badge of Dishonour

In jumping off the precipice of ECHR withdrawal, the Conservative Party is aping - and legitimising - a policy which in the rest of Europe is only espoused by the far right verfassungsblog.de/badge-of-dis...

All of these institutions, by the way, supported by ECHR rights providing for fair treatment.

Following ECHR debate, imagine if "reform is hard, so just remove it without replacing it with anything else" was policy applied to other foundational parts of the state, governance and law - like the NHS, the police or education?

Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls A new report from the University of Oxford's Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The

*From availble data, we know the number of successful appeals was 0.73% of the total sentenced foreign national offenders.

See the latest @bonavero.bsky.social report on misrepresentation of human rights and migration, led by @alicedonald.bsky.social, @victoriaadamant.bsky.social & Başak Çalı.

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.

Simple explainer of the law, and the statistics that are available* with @alicedonald.bsky.social

"Does the ECHR stop states from controlling their borders?"

No. The ECHR Court emphasises migration policies are up to states themselves.

"But the ECHR stops the UK from deporting foreign criminals."

No, it doesn't.

Successful human rights-based appeals against deportation are very rare.

The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald explain the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights.

And here's a simple explainer too of the relationship between the ECHR/GFA with @alicedonald.bsky.social.

Detailed response and corrections here to the argument that withdrawal would not have an impact on the GFA by @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social

"Does taking the UK out of the ECHR breach the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement?"

Yes.

"But what if..."

No. It breaches the Agreement.

"Ok, but..."

No. Unless your position is "renegotiate with Ireland and conclude a new Agreement including NI parties", it is a breach.

Looking for a really simple explainer?

The #ECHR and #HRA on post-it notes.