Tag: conor gearty
Terrorism does not destroy, provided we restrain our excusable instinct to dive into the false security of a police state
The attacks in Paris have shocked the world, with governments seeking to enhance security measures to prevent such tragic events repeating themselves. Conor Gearty looks at the motives and tactics of terrorist groups, and argues that groups like “Islamic State” ultimately cannot build but only destroy, which is why our civilisation will endure provided we […]
“An opportunist piece of electioneering”: experts criticise the Conservatives’ Human Rights Act repeal pledge
David Cameron recently announced his intention to repeal the Human Rights Act were his Conservative Party to be returned to Government following the General Election scheduled for May 2015. Democratic Audit asked human rights experts to contribute their assesment of the idea, particularly in light of further details of the proposal outlined by the Justice […]
Mapping the path to codifying – or not codifying – the UK’s Constitution
Does the UK need a written a constitution? While the case for codifying our rights and putting them beyond the meddling of politicians and civil servants seems to be very strong, some prefer the current collection of legal, social and political customs and convention. In launching a new report on the UK’s constitution, the Chair […]
Crowdsourcing the UK’s constitution: why the status quo is not an option
LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs and Department of Law, and Democratic Audit have recently teamed up for a project which will crowdsource a UK written constitution. In advance of project launch event, Jack Bailey of the LSE Institute of Public Affairs and Sean Kippin of Democratic Audit explain why the current state of affairs is untenable, and how […]
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