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Equality Bill (Bill 85 of 2008-09)

Thursday, 07 May, 2009

Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole.
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An overview of statistics on equality and discrimination

Thursday, 07 May, 2009

This is an archived Commons Library briefing on statistics on equality and discrimination from 2009.
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Policing and Crime Bill Committee Stage Report (Bill 7 of 2008-09)

Wednesday, 29 April, 2009
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Extradition

Wednesday, 22 April, 2009
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The International Criminal Court: Current Cases and Contemporary Debates

Monday, 20 April, 2009

This note is intended to offer a brief overview of the current work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the contemporary debates which surround it.
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The draft Bribery Bill

Tuesday, 14 April, 2009

This Note offers a brief introduction to the draft Bribery Bill published on 24 March 2009. For several years there has been pressure to update the UK anti corruption legislation, last amended in 1916, not least from the OECD and other international organisations who are promoting global anti corruption initiatives. The draft bill and white paper published on 25 March would implement proposals from the Law Commission in November 2008.
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Photographing the police

Friday, 03 April, 2009

There have recently been a number of concerns expressed about the ability of the public and press to take photographs of the police. The issue has been highlighted by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and British Press Photographers' Association (BPPA), following the introduction of certain provisions contained in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.
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The Coroners and Justice Bill: clause 58

Wednesday, 01 April, 2009
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Coroners and Justice Bill: Committee stage report

Thursday, 19 March, 2009

The Coroners and Justice Bill deals with a wide range of matters including: coroners; death certification; murder, infanticide and suicide; prohibited images of children; hatred against persons on grounds of sexual orientation; criminal evidence, investigations and procedure; sentencing; legal aid; criminal memoirs and data protection.
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Sexual and gender-based violence: global trends and perspectives

Friday, 13 March, 2009

This Note is intended as an introduction to some key trends and perspectives on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) around the world.
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Coroners and Justice Bill: clause 152

Wednesday, 11 March, 2009

There has been much publicity over the information sharing provisions, notably clause 152, in the Coroners and Justice Bill 2008-09, currently in Commons Committee Stage. This note outlines the clause together with relevant policy and debate.
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Working Time Opt Out: Retained Firefighters

Monday, 09 March, 2009

This note looks at the recent developments at EU level which may see the abolition of the opt-out provisions in the Working Time rules in respect of the 48 hour working week.
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Sex Discrimination and Social Clubs

Monday, 09 March, 2009

Sex Discrimination and Social Clubs. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/1081.
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Northern Ireland Bill (Bill 62 of 2008-09)

Monday, 02 March, 2009

This Bill is designed to assist with the devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland by making amendments to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. These amendments add to the options for appointing the Policing and Justice Minister already set out in the 1998 Act. It also provides for changes to the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 and the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 in respect of judicial appointments and removals.
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The UK/US Extradition Treaty

Tuesday, 24 February, 2009

This note covers some of the history of the legislation and the background to the 2003 treaty in some detail.
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