Law - new material (28)
01 November 1998
Judgement day, Brian Younger. Police Review 6.11.98., pp28-29. This article, by a chief superintendent with the Metropolitan police, proposes a "Ministry of Justice" with a "single minister responsible for the judicial process..."
The right stuff, Frank Waghorn & Phil Butler. Police Review 6.11.98., pp25-26. This piece follows-on from the authors' "four-month secondment to the National Crime Faculty at Bramshill" and considers the "far-reaching consequences for the police service" of the Human Rights Act.
Woolf at the door, Vicki Chapman. Legal Action October 1998, pp6-7. This article examines aspects of Lord Woolf's investigation into civil justice, "Access to Justice".
Crime and Disorder Act 1998: introduction and new preventative orders in youth justice, Vera Baird. Legal Action October 1998, pp15-18. First in a series of articles to summarise and define the provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Changes in civil litigation: preparing for Woolf day, Charles Blake. Legal Action October 1998, pp19-20. On the "timing, impact and significance of the changes to the system of civil litigation which will be introduced 1 April 1999..."
Safer Society No. 1 (October) 1998. This is the first issue of a magazine produced by the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) "which will provide a forum for debating practical measures to create a safer society." There are three main topics in this issue - the Crime and Disorder Act, the government's proposed crime prevention strategy and race. Available from NACRO, 169 Clapham Road, London SW9 0PU.
Union rights or human rights?. Labour Research Vol. 87, no. 12 (December) 1998, pp19-20. This article examines the impact on trade unionists of the Human Rights Act 1998, which takes effect in the year 2000. It concludes by noting that while "trade unionists will welcome the Human Rights Act for its support for fundamental principles, it is unlikely to mean that workers will gain new collective rights to organise."
Parliamentary debates
Crime and Disorder Bill Commons 28.7.98. cols. 176-211
Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill Commons 2.9.98. cols. 714-932
Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill Lords 3.9.98. cols. 3-156
Human Rights Bill (Lords) Commons 21.10.98. cols. 1294-1368
Human Rights Bill (H.L.) Commons 29.10.98. cols. 2084-2119