International brief ~ UK appeals court overturns Zimbabwe deportation decision
Leading Wednesday's international brief, the UK Court of Appeal has overturned a lower tribunal's decision to block the removal of failed asylum applicants to Zimbabwe where human rights agencies and NGOs allege that they face torture and...
The UK Terrorism Act 2006 became law Thursday as the legislation received royal assent. A vote in the UK House of Lords last week cleared the way for the bill to move...
UK parliament approves ID card legislation after Lords compromise
The UK House of Lords and House of Commons ended a political standoff Wednesday by adopting a compromise on the controversial Identity Cards Bill . The legislation had bounced back and forth between...
UK terror bill to become law after Lords cave on 'glorification' offense
The UK Terrorism Bill is set to become law after the House of Lords Wednesday backed down on its objection to a controversial provision criminalizing the "glorification" of terrorism. The legislation, introduced in the wake...
UK government may revive proposal for 90-day terror detentions without charge
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke told a UK Commons committee Tuesday that he has not given up on the option of detaining suspected terrorists for up to 90 days without charge, and may introduce additional legislation...
The UK House of Commons and House of Lords Thursday continued their protracted duel over controversial provisions in two key security bills, with the Commons voting - over Lords' objections - to reinsert a "glorification"...
British police arrested five men on Wednesday for their suspected role in protests staged outside the Danish embassy in London on February 3 and 4 against the publication of Muhammad cartoons that first appeared in a...
UK government to propose admitting wiretap evidence at trials
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke is expected to propose legislation that would allow the use of wiretap evidence in British courtrooms, specifically in cases of organized crime and terrorism, according to British press reports Tuesday. The...
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke protested the failure of the United States to ratify the latest US-UK extradition treaty , ratified by the UK parliament in 2003, at a meeting Monday...
UK national ID cards bill turned back by Lords a second time
The UK House of Lords dealt another major legislative setback to the anti-terrorism policies of the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair Monday by voting down for a second time a bill designed to establish a UK...
