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The threat to our human rights: the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998. (2022)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2022. The threat to our human rights: the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998. Medicine, science and the law [online], 62(4), pages 248-250. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00258024221111908

Human rights were introduced into the United Kingdom law over two decades ago. They were, it was said, brought home. The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) created binding and justiciable human rights for everyone within the jurisdiction of the country. UK... Read More about The threat to our human rights: the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998..

The universality of human rights in UK extradition law. (2022)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2022. The universality of human rights in UK extradition law. Transnational criminal law review [online], 1(1), pages 52-68. Available from: https://doi.org/10.22329/tclr.v1i1.7481

The question of the universality of human rights has arisen in the context of United Kingdom and European Court of Human Rights extradition jurisprudence. It is a consequence of the law requiring that all extraditions must be compatible with human ri... Read More about The universality of human rights in UK extradition law..

The UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda: a challenge to mental health, ethics and the law. (2022)
Journal Article
SEN, P., CROWLEY, G., ARNELL, P., KATONA, C., PILLAY, M., WATERMAN, L.Z. and FORRESTER, A. 2022. The UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda: a challenge to mental health, ethics and the law. Medicine, science and the law, 62(3), pages 165-167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00258024221104163

The United Kingdom government has made a concerted decision to ramp up its 'hostile environment' policy towards asylum seekers and refugees. The original policy took the form of 'a package of measures designed to make life so difficult for individual... Read More about The UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda: a challenge to mental health, ethics and the law..

Assange, mental health and assurances in extradition. (2022)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. and FORRESTER, A. 2022. Assange, mental health and assurances in extradition. Medico-legal journal [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00258172221081708

Julian Assange is wanted by the United States so it can prosecute him for espionage and hacking. His extradition was barred on mental health grounds. That decision has been overturned. The English High Court has accepted US assurances detailing how h... Read More about Assange, mental health and assurances in extradition..

The prosecution of cybercrime: why transnational and extraterritorial jurisdiction should be resisted. (2022)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. and FATUROTI, B. 2023. The prosecution of cybercrime: why transnational and extraterritorial jurisdiction should be resisted. International review of law, computers and technology [online], 37(1), pages 29-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2022.2061888

Cybercrime is a scourge that blights the lives of many around the globe. It has a significant transnational component. Despite established international and national regulation, its growth in scale and breadth persists. One result of which has been i... Read More about The prosecution of cybercrime: why transnational and extraterritorial jurisdiction should be resisted..

Extradition and the universality of human rights in Scotland. (2022)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2022. Extradition and the universality of human rights in Scotland. Scots law times [online], 2022(11), pages 55-59. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This article reviews the case law pertaining to human rights and extradition law, looking at whether the protection under ECHR art.3 applies equally within and outside the jurisdiction of state parties to the treaty and relativity in an extradition c... Read More about Extradition and the universality of human rights in Scotland..