UK: High Court rules control orders illegal

On 28 June, a UK High Court judge quashed control orders against six individuals, holding that the restrictions amounted to a deprivation of liberty in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. The control orders regime, introduced by the Prevention of...

Australia: Review bodies recommend revision of anti-terrorism laws

On 29 May, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), reviewing the new sedition laws at the request by the Attorney-General (AG), recommended that the offence of “sedition” be replaced with “offences against political liberty and public order” and that the offence...
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