17th February - LAW NEWS

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• Eastleigh by-election: Maria Hutchings and John O'Farrell spark controversy http://t.co/f94KsaQE 
• McCanns decry Royal Charter press regulation 'compromise' http://t.co/QF3I5g4L 
• Iain Duncan Smith prepares for 'big battle' with EU over benefits http://t.co/3dhNJE4k 
• Work & Pensions Secretary Duncan Smith claims. 'Shelf-stacking more important than Geology, http://t.co/L4aw6Kts 
• Iceland boss blames councils over 'poor meat quality' http://t.co/vfEs4AoV 
• The ‘Nones’ and American Liberty | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/xafeaUSI 
• What is to be Done with Lenin’s Remains? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/VwDxzE2o 
• Islam and Constitutionalism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/l98dAuz8 
• The Passing of Ronald Dworkin | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/W3AeUWMn 
• Why Gender Equality Stalled http://t.co/3qXaj6tj 
• It would be like asking a policeman to break the law: Prominent priests backs Aylesbury MP’s stance on gay marriage http://t.co/ImjqIKgm 
• Tory MPs want new law to 'lock in' EU referendum pledge http://t.co/EvJuanaf 
• INDIA refused 11 recommendations made by UN Human Rights Council on the abolition of death penalty http://t.co/hsPt3Wtf 
• URUGUAY: Human right activists storm the Supreme Court to protest judge’s transfer http://t.co/yEPG19kF 
• PAKISTAN: Karachi Literature Festival - Declining state of human rights in the country http://t.co/KmXnNiXK
• TURKMENISTAN: Activists Freed After Unjust Jailing http://t.co/IhceIFpr 
• Stevie Wonder criticises Lil Wayne for controversial lyric about civil rights hero Emmett Till http://t.co/SALCXezB 
• Worries continue over Norfolk rights of way paths ‘worst in Britain’ http://t.co/vm21u1tG 
• CAMEROON gay rights lawyer seeks US refuge http://t.co/bUwAnZq8 
• ARGENTINA: Rights Violators under "House Arrest" Stroll the Streets http://t.co/Y11gPmqe 
• US: Gay rights should not ‘trump the rights of Christians’ to not see gay people http://t.co/POvzQrmp 
• SYRIA: UN's rights chief says Assad should face war crimes probe http://t.co/vLuK49EQ 
• US: Christopher Dorner: What made a police officer kill? http://t.co/Us7REHYa 
• UK visa appointments 'sold for cash' http://t.co/2SkjxJrA 
• British horsemeat suspects released on bail http://t.co/lYsrLxdg 
• Sex case defendants 'should not be named' says senior lawyer http://t.co/FjZ0xUri 
• Child of gay parents sends protest to MP http://t.co/B4TcgrT4 
• IRA plans 'big show' to mark Easter Rising http://t.co/DbESpcRe
• Store boss calls for 'renewed rigour' on meat testing http://t.co/vfEs4AoV 
• Theresa May criticises judges for 'ignoring' deportation law http://t.co/7VH9Kuqk 
• New patent law will help UK business http://t.co/Txa4XbqX 
• The state versus the whistleblower http://t.co/bSODZGRN
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Probation union says privatising service will put public at risk http://t.co/Q8K9Qtlz 
• The justice and security bill is a chilling affront to British justice http://t.co/SUNfZF2D 
• Two prisoners charged with Subhan Anwar murder http://t.co/Eky2BJyV 
• Tesco pledges to open up supply chain after horse meat scandal http://t.co/f1vdDI5l 
• Home Secretary Theresa May: I’ll bring in new law to end human rights farce http://t.co/IbSa3GS7 
• Frances Andrade: new scandal as police deny counselling to other rape victims http://t.co/1MwM77lk 
• Foreigners held in LIBYA on suspicion of proselytising http://t.co/I5fcXfOg 
• A Case for Compassion & Dignity at the heart of Human Rights http://t.co/awWbBVkQ
• ITALY & VATICAN: Letter to President alleges Pope seeks 'legal immunity' http://t.co/VGzfLRvN 
• Council faces huge legal bill over repairs scandal http://t.co/p2MLsQvX
• INDIA: Chief Jistice worried about falling standard in legal field http://t.co/ix5lKcQU 
• Millionaire Connors family had £500,000 legal aid for forced labour trial http://t.co/VPpFzTDt 
• Legal aid cuts hit 60 advice jobs and 'vulnerable' in Wales http://t.co/0CD774u6 
• EGYPT: Judge orders a belly dancing TV station off air for http://t.co/aMAnnUXY 
• Phone-hack lawyer says latest arrests could prompt fresh News Int civil claims http://t.co/B9Nd9MsS 
• Indian-American lawyer convicted in US for lies in Britain http://t.co/8Vd716H5 Feb 17, 2013 
• West Derby lawyer to go on trial later this year http://t.co/KmvKsoyg
• More Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration/Extradition & Russia in the Dock – Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/N4ExQd9N 
• Shouting is a lawful interrogation technique, says High Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/GNipMY6h 
• Extradition injustice remains despite European ruling in Radu - Alex Tinsley | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/aJuReMns 
• Victory to the (Pharmacy) Workers! | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/PBJS5vei 
• Government's back to work schemes ruled unlawful without rights to refuse | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ZwNiXEjM 
• Lost renewables subsidies successfully claimed as human rights damages | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/p7Z6i5vD 
• European Court awards damages to prisoner after Parole Board backlog | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ki4y2rcx 
• Triumph for canal boat litigant in person | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/YVpjPWnZ
• Review of the week Blog - The Law Business: 11th to 17th February http://t.co/7fbOojTi
• GERMANY probes Amazon warehouse conditions after film http://t.co/w88PzoAH 
• Sex case defendants 'should get anonymity' http://t.co/3DM8vgKl 
• Participants in Restorative Justice scheme say it has brought about ‘incredibly powerful and life changing outcomes http://t.co/zeJOwmmS 
• SOMALIA: Journalist killers must be brought to justice, Prime Minister tells Media Roundtable http://t.co/Ocr1gxG6 
• NEPAL: Chief Justice to lead election government http://t.co/djW8jYhJ 
• AUSTRALIA: Whaling by Japan was illegal wherever it happened after a large whale was harpooned in Australian waters http://t.co/j6xnVLsj 
• Illegal dumping is costing the ratepayer thousands http://t.co/Ik83fo6i 
• INDIA: Over 8,500 cheque dishonour cases pending in courts http://t.co/xLWqp1BQ 
• Horsemeat scandal: FSA hands evidence to Europol http://t.co/6AQoo3UX 
• Oxford University apologises after false claim in 'selection by wealth' battle http://t.co/LaDxnoFO
• UK Border Agency defies MPs over deportation 'reserves' http://t.co/L8L3nHUv 
• Corporate respect for human rights: sustainability's new black? http://t.co/EZTr0Jwv 
• CANADA: Earls settles human rights case: ‘Albino’ removed from beer brand http://t.co/lCRxxfm1 
• CHINA: Human rights progress as a matter of fact http://t.co/F9kHwweP 
• US: Status of Domestic Drone Legislation in the States on ACLU http://t.co/NZTbeUqT 
• US: The failed effort to enact cap and trade legislation to fight global warming http://t.co/DNa76jY2 
• SENEGAL: African Union Tribunal Opens to Try Chad's former President Habre http://t.co/rQJHMAcJ 
• SERBIA: President's stance on Hague Tribunal “remains same” http://t.co/aPQwz3Dc 
• Luigi Belcuore case: Surgeon appears before tribunal http://t.co/9aLySQ8Z 
• No5 Chambers’ Barrister delivered Stonewall Lecture and shared “Groundbreaking” Sexuality Concept http://t.co/OhsDAJFy 
• Choosing a conveyancer in 2013 - Costs are relatively low these days, but it still pays to look around http://t.co/WQqn3ye9