Media and politics pay a lot of attention to small boat crossings. Clearly, some people are offended by the images we see of refugees coming to our borders. In a series of tweets, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Dover and Deal, for instance, claims that border crossings are “no refugee crisis… but simply illegalContinue reading “Perspective-Setting for Small Boat Crossings”
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No Unlawful Decision Regarding an Asylum Seekers Dependant’s Right to Employment
In OH v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKAITUR JR2021LON001003, the issue of an asylum seekers dependent’s entitlement to employment in the UK is raised. When his request to work was denied while he was a dependent on his wife’s asylum claim, OH appealed the decision. Both OH and his wife workedContinue reading “No Unlawful Decision Regarding an Asylum Seekers Dependant’s Right to Employment”
The Manston Incident Is an Embarrassment That Was Easily Preventable
Instead of thinking of ways to assist individuals arriving from Calais, ministers decided to label them “illegal immigrants.” Being made to dwell in cramped quarters where infectious diseases are rampant. Sleeping with just one blanket on an empty floor. Having no hot water for ten days, not being able to take a shower, and alwaysContinue reading “The Manston Incident Is an Embarrassment That Was Easily Preventable”
What Is Going on With the Rwanda Legal Challenges?
The government’s decision to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is being contested in a variety of general and specific judicial reviews. Let’s recall that the government launched a collaboration with Rwanda for economic and migration development in April 2022, calling it “an asylum partnership agreement.” This plan would move asylum seekers to Rwanda and processContinue reading “What Is Going on With the Rwanda Legal Challenges?”
First Female Judge Elected to Lead the European Court of Human Rights
Sofra O’Leary, a Dubliner, will begin her three-year tenure in November. The Irish judge is the first woman to assume the role of President of the European Court of Human. The Dubliner, who has served as the court’s vice-president since January, will begin her three-year tenure in November. She takes over for Robert Spano ofContinue reading “First Female Judge Elected to Lead the European Court of Human Rights”
The Nation Bids Its Final Farewell at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
The second Elizabethan era of British history came to an end with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s longest-serving queen, at the age of 96, who passed away peacefully on the 8th of September 2022. Two days after fulfilling her final public constitutional duty by appointing the 15th prime minister of her 70-yearContinue reading “The Nation Bids Its Final Farewell at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral”
Priti Patel Finally Resigns: How Did She Fare?
Home Secretary Priti Patel has left her position. She leaped before she was pushed since it was anticipated that the next prime minister, Liz Truss, would succeed the ineffective Patel, with Suella Braverman, a former attorney general. She has been dubbed the “worst home secretary in living memory” by her detractors. While charities and legalContinue reading “Priti Patel Finally Resigns: How Did She Fare?”
Queen’s Speech Sets Out New Government Plans
The annual Queen’s Speech is taking place today, and the Queen will be absent for the first time in 60 years, due to on-going mobility issues. When Prince Charles opens Parliament for the first time, he will take her place, and began by saying that the Government will “drive economic growth to improve living standards.”Continue reading “Queen’s Speech Sets Out New Government Plans”