Themes of Contributions

Conflict in Northern Ireland:

• The Human Rights Act and the conflict in Northern Ireland

Coronial law:

• The Importance of the Human Rights Act 1998 in coronial law 

Derogations and emergency situations:

•  The Human Rights Act and derogations 

Disability rights:

•  The Human Rights Act and disabled people

Discrimination:

• How the Human Rights Act has functioned as a vehicle for protecting equality and non-discrimination rights

End of life:

• How the Human Rights Act has helped the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales develop, and why we still need it

Human dignity:

• The Human Rights Act: delivering rights and enhancing dignity
• The unpopular (and) Article 3 ECHR

Immigration:

• The Human Rights Act and Jurisprudence Pertaining to Seekers of International Protection

Military operations abroad:

• Military operations and occupations

Parliament:

• The Human Rights Act and Parliament

Policing:

• The Right to life - operational policing and the investigation of fatal incidents

Prisoner voting:

• Prisoner voting drama or much ado about nothing

Privacy:

• Privacy

Relationship between domestic courts and the ECtHR:

• The relationship between domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights

Religious rights:

• Human rights and religion in the UK

Rule of law:

•  Human rights and the rule of law

Sexual orientation rights: 

• The Human Rights Act and sexual orientation rights

Surveillance:

• The Human Rights Act and state surveillance
• Balancing Your Right To Privacy Against The Prevention Of Serious Crime Through Advanced Surveillance Techniques