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#WeAreArrested - Aleks Sierz
Home » Blog » #WeAreArrested #WeAreArrested Wednesday 27th November 2019 Click Image to Enlarge Text of the day: “Can you go back a century in one step? Tonight I have. Alone in a cell in prison. None of the objects that have entered our lives in the last century are here. No mobile phones or computers, no Internet. No washing machine, dishwasher or fridge. No TV, radio, or table lamp. Not even a rug, curtain, armchair or teapot.” (Can in Can Dündar’s #WeAreArrested)
Manslaughter Definitive Guideline | Corker Binning
Today (1 November 2018) the Sentencing Council’s Manslaughter Definitive Guideline (‘the Guideline’) comes into force. The Guideline is part of the series issued since 2004 and which, by virtue of the Coroners & Justice Act 2009, a sentencing court must follow except where it is in the interests of justice not to do so.
Edward Grange discusses establishing identity in extradition
On 24 June a Divisional Court (Aikens, LJ & Kenneth Parker, J) handed down judgment in the case of Prendi (aka Kola) v The Government of the Republic of Albania. For once, the central issue in this Albanian case was not whether the appellant would be entitled to a retrial, having been convicted in his absence. The appellant disputed being Mr Prendi. He asserted that he was Mr Kola and that the request for extradition from Albania was not for him.
Extradition Lawyer | Irish Court refuses US extradition | Corker Binning
“I am also fully satisfied that by being denied the opportunity for meaningful contact with others, the prisoner in solitary confinement is prevented from being fully human.
Edward Grange on the absence of an extradition treaty
A common misconception in international law is that if there is no extradition treaty in existence between two countries, then you cannot be detained pursuant to an extradition request or extradited. The recent arrest of Ahmed Mansour illustrates this misconception clearly. Mansour – an Al-Jazeera journalist – was arrested and detained in Germany as a result of an Egyptian arrest warrant.
Fast Track Extradition just got faster
The Chief Magistrate of England and Wales has proposed moving to a system of listing extradition cases within 21 days of the requested person’s arrest in an attempt to meet the UK’s international obligations. There are likely to be implications to this policy for defence practitioners, who are accustomed to having the luxury of several months in which to prepare their case, gather evidence and present arguments to challenge extradition requests in European Arrest Warrant (EAW) cases.
Extradition to Russia
Fyodor Dostoyevsky once said, “The degree of civilisation in a society is revealed by entering its prisons”. 136 years after his death, Russian civilisation would not be judged well by these standards. This article examines the impact of the decision of the High Court in the case of Dzgoev v. Russia on future arguments that Russian prison conditions violate a prisoner’s art.3 rights.
Why UWO's and tax evasion are not what really matter
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) is probably the most significant statute in relation to criminal fraud since the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). Whilst the Criminal Justice Act 2003 effected widespread changes in the criminal law in relation to hearsay, bad character and disclosure, none of these were focussed on fraud in particular. The Fraud Act 2006 and of course the Bribery Act 2010 are both significant but their effects are limited.
Lights, Camera, Legislative Action?
Recent months have seen a tidal wave of issues consuming the public consciousness on sexual misconduct and women’s rights. The Harvey Weinstein scandal, the #MeToo movement, the recent collapsed rape trials and the demise of the Presidents Club following sexual harassment allegations all feed into a growing concern about the disconnect between gender equality and the perceived sufficiency of the criminal law.
Lauri Love Extradition | Forum Bar | Corker Binning
Reverend Alexander Love, father of Lauri Love, was quoted as saying that his son had to face the music for his actions, but that it should be to the tune of a British band. Following the decision of the High Court on 5 February 2017 to find in Lauri Love’s favour – and specifically to prevent his extradition to the USA by reason of “forum” — it is possible that it will be the Crown Prosecution Service rather than the US Department of Justice that put him on trial.
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