Proceeding contribution from David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill.
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill
The Minister refers to the view of the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland, but he is not giving advice but deciding a case. He is speaking judicially. It is quite different to say on the one hand that the Lord Chief Justice may no longer decide the standard of review, but must have regard to a parliamentary statute, while on the other saying that the Lord Chief Justice’s own view is that there should be some restraint by the judges. Those are totally different matters. What the Minister is proposing fundamentally violates the rule of law.
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- 456 c773
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- 2006-07
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- Disclosure of information Devolved matters Crime Bail Administration of justice Juries Intelligence services Human rights Judiciary Intimidation Powers of entry Northern Ireland Police Powers Prisons Proscribed organisations MI5 Police Service of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Security Trials Northern Ireland Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions
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- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill 2006-07
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