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Law Society concerned by breakdown of rule of law in Ukraine
Having observed the coverage of escalating violence in Ukraine and received correspondence from the Ukrainian Bar Association, the Human Rights Committee at the Law Society of England and Wales is concerned that the rule of law has broken down in Ukraine. Today, the president of the Ukraine signed to repeal ...
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‘Longer-term future of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights’
The Law Society has responded to an open call for information, proposals and views from the Council of Europe’s Committee of experts on the reform of the European Court of Human Rights (DH-GDR). The open call was for information, proposals and views on the issue of the longer-term reform of ...
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Law Society criticises action against Istanbul Bar Association members
The Law Society’s Human Rights Committee has criticised the legal action being taken against 10 members of the Istanbul Bar Association. After nearly two years of observing the trial of lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and politicians in Turkey, the committee has raised concerns about due process, the independence of ...