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THE QUEEN ON THE APPLICATION OF CHESTER

from jailhouselawyer in Business & Law, Technology

MR JUSTICE BURTON: The Claimant was sentenced to life imprisonment on 1st March 1978 for the rape and murder of his niece in 1977. The minimum term (tariff) has now expired, and he would be eligible for release but for a finding or findings by the Parole Board that he is too dangerous to release ...

11/17/2009
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Hirst v UK Grand Chamber Judgment 6 Oct 2005

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The case originated in an application (no. 74025/01) against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a British national, Mr John Hirst (“the ...

11/15/2009
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PRINCIPLES FOR JUDICIAL DEFERENCE

from jailhouselawyer in Books, Non-fiction

1. Deference involves the principle that the courts (out of respect for the legislature or executive) will decline to make their own independent judgment on a particular issue. The concept is critical to a proper understanding of how the courts are to approach the HRA- whether and in what circum...

11/15/2009
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ASYLUM AND THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

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ASYLUM AND THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS / by Nuala Mole, AIRE Centre, London, United Kingdom. / A key attribute of national sovereignty is the right of states to admit or exclude aliens from their territory. Only if exclusion would involve a breach of some other provision of internat...

10/16/2009
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jailhouselawyer scribbled: I agree that saying sorry is not enough. If it was, then any criminal charged with theft would be able to say sorry in court and that would be the end of the matter.

Jacqui Smith Request for Payback

from chris_galley9938 in Research

Jacqui Smith MP House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA 12 October 2009 / REPAYING EXPENSES RULED OUT OF OR

10/12/2009
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Basic Judicial Review for Prison Lawyers

from jailhouselawyer in Government Docs

Judicial review is of great importance to prison law. Almost all decisions involving / prisoners can be challenged by this process, and it is often the only source of redress. In recent years the courts have become increasingly willing to scrutinise decisions involving prisoners.

08/28/2009
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Prisoner's Rights and Legal Wrongs - WO

from jailhouselawyer in Government Docs

The law of tort, which is designed to allow individuals to sue for compensation for wrongs (trepasses) against them, is one of the most dynamic and adaptable areas of the common law. Over hundreds of years torts have developed to provide remedies where other areas of law fell short. Since the com...

08/28/2009
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Ronnie Biggs Parole Licence

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This is the parole licence and conditions for release of the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs.

08/07/2009
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Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation

from jailhouselawyer in Books

This 'censored-in-UK' book by Gonçalo Amaral is being translated into English by AnnaEsse and reproduced here to help increase the chances of it being read by people in the UK. / Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation / What I know tells me that Madeleine McCann died in Apartment 5A

08/03/2009
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Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation

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This 'censored-in-UK' book by Gonçalo Amaral is being translated into English by AnnaEsse and reproduced here to help increase the chances of it being read by people in the UK. / Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation / What I know tells me that Madeleine McCann died in Apartment 5A

07/25/2009

Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v The USA

from jailhouselawyer in Books, Non-fiction

This book written by Death Row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is a jailhouse lawyer, tells the story in a way that "is a persuasive refutation of the ideological underpinnings of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The way he situates the PLRA historically—as an inheritance of the Black Codes, which w...

07/25/2009
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My Family Photo

from jailhouselawyer in Creative Writing, Humor

The problem of an identity parade and a case of mistaken identity. They all look the same to me. A humourous account of a photo shoot and trying to remember who is who in the line up...

07/20/2009
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Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation

from jailhouselawyer in Books

This 'censored-in-UK' book by Gonçalo Amaral is being translated into English by AnnaEsse and reproduced here to help increase the chances of it being read by people in the UK. / Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation / What I know tells me that Madeleine McCann died in Apartment 5A

07/13/2009
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jailhouselawyer published:

Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation

from jailhouselawyer in Books

This 'censored-in-UK' book by Gonçalo Amaral is being translated into English by AnnaEsse and reproduced here to help increase the chances of it being read by people in the UK. / Madeleine McCann: The Forbidden Investigation / What I know tells me that Madeleine McCann died in Apartment 5A

07/10/2009

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