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01 August 2004

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Gypsy and Traveller law update, Chris Johnson, Marc Willers & Angus Murdoch. Legal Action August 2004, pp13-18. This piece considers official caravan sites, unauthorised encampments and homelessness. It expresses concern over the "recurrent theme" of the need to reintroduce the duty to provide or facilitate the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites. The government is expected to report on this issue later in the year.

Recent developments in European Convention Law, Philip Leach. Legal Action July 2004, pp.28. This article summarises cases at the European Court of Human Rights which have relevance to the UK.

Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and Gypsies, Travellers and public gatherings, Timothy Baldwin. Legal Action, August 2004. An important article focusing on Part 7 of the ASBA which contains important amendments to public order legislation (namely the Public Order Act 1986, and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994). These amendments serve to enhance police powers and impose greater restrictions on public assemblies to the extent that the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned that Part 7 may be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Provides a detailed account of the legislative changes, and draws attention to the questions of whether gypsies and travellers are being criminalised under the act. See: On Statewatch site: http://www.statewatch.org/asbo/ASBOwatch.html

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