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01 November 2000

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Legal Aid and the Human Rights Act, John Wadham. Legal Action October 2000, pp6-8.

This is the second part of two articles covering the Human Rights Act 1998 and the possible implications on legal aid provisions, focusing on decision making processes.
A safe haven for torture suspects?, Fiona McKay. Legal Action October 2000, pp9-10. This piece discusses the UK's involvement in the International Criminal Court, which will try those accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It questions "an important omission" in the draft International Criminal Court legislation which "does not allow for the prosecution in UK courts of non-UK nationals suspected of statute crimes committed outside the UK."

Human Rights update, John Wadham & Satnum Singh. Legal Action October 2000, pp18-20.

Latest update on the Human Rights Act 1998, which came into force in October.
Your Rights. The Liberty Guide to Human Rights (seventh edition). Edited by John Wadham and Gareth Crossman, Pluto Press in association with Liberty, 2000, pp383 (£14.99). ISBN 0 7453 1577 1. Handbook covering the spectrum of human rights and civil and political liberties in England and Wales. Updates include the effect of the Human Rights Act, access rights under the Data Protection Act, and summaries of other relevant government legislation.

Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs. Noam Chomsky, Pluto Press, 2000 pp252. ISBN 0 7453 1708 1.

A comprehensive political and legal analysis of the actions and effect of rogue states (countries that do not consider themselves bound by international law or convention). Contents include the Balkans, East Timor, "Plan Colombia", Cuba, Iraq, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Jubilee 2000, suggesting that "the rule of law has been reduced to a mere nuisance" for "US statecraft and warmongering".

Parliamentary debates

Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No.2) Bill Commons 28.9.00. cols 961-1034
Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill Commons 2.10.00 cols 1133-1206; 1225-1260
Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill Commons 4.10.00. cols 1518-1589; 1603-1680
Double Jeopardy Rule Commons 26.10.00. cols 115WH-154WH
Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill Lords 31.10.00. cols 792-860; 875-938
Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill Lords 8.11.00. cols 1535-1559
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Lords 13.11.00. cols 18-122

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