The Unlawful State
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Published in: openJusticeRace and citizenship in BritainAnthony Brown knows what it's like to have to fight for his citizenship rights. He is determined to help others...
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionThe judiciary in an age of political chaosLast week’s Supreme Court decision that Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was unlawful re-established...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy the British constitution's finest moment should also be its lastToday's Supreme Court judges have been brave - but now only an huge and overdue exercise in democracy towards a new...
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Published in: openJusticeThe human stories behind the Dunkirk evictionsThis week, 700 people were evicted from Grande-Synthe and other nearby temporary migrant camps in Dunkirk, France....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK rape survivors face ‘digital strip searches’ and other deterrents to justiceThe proportion of reported rapes that end in conviction is shockingly low – and new forms of obstacles to justice...
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Published in: openJusticeLegal aid mattersLegal aid is 70 years old today. We need to celebrate it's past and campaign for it's future.
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Published in: openJustice"They told me to stop crying at night": How the UK is failing asylum seeking childrenFigures suggest that many young asylum seekers arriving in the UK have their ages wrongly disputed leading to...
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Published in: openJusticeIt’s time to radically rethink our immigration systemToday marks one year since Sajid Javid was appointed Home Secretary. So far he has failed to live up to his promises.
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Published in: openJusticeWe’ve achieved same sex marriage in England and Wales. But this is only half the battle.Today, we celebrate the fifth year of marriage equality in England and Wales. But discriminatory immigration rules...
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Published in: openJusticeWhy legal aid matters and what you can do about itCuts to legal aid are causing widespread injustice and likely costing the taxpayer more. The government are...
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Published in: openJusticeConsumer is King? Of class actions and who matters in EU lawThe European Commission proposes that consumers should be able to take class actions in future, in the wake of the...
