Human rights - court cases

Question 1

R (Jones) v commissioner of police metropolis

Answer 1

• 2020
• extinction rebellion
  -high court
  -ruled beyond powers of public order act

Question 2

A v home secretary

Answer 2

-2021
-quarantine measures
-high court
ruled restrictions were necessary

Question 3

R(Begum) v home secretary

Answer 3

• 2021
  -denied citizenship
  -supreme court
  -sided with gov and denied citizenship to UK

Question 4

Liberty v home secretary

Answer 4

-2024
-extinction rebellion
-high court
-opposing blanket ban on protests
-found as violating protest rights

Question 5

Big Brother watch v UK

Answer 5

-2021
-ECHR
-surveillance laws
-rights of society- sided with gov

Question 6

Ziegler v secretary of state for transport

Answer 6

• 2021
• EXCEL - obstructive protest
• sided with individuals
  -3 - part test introduced

Question 7

miller v collage of policing

Answer 7

• 2021
  -transphobic police officer
• court of appeal
• sided with gov against discrimination

Question 8

R(Bridges) - v south wales police

Answer 8

• 2020
  -against facial recognition
  -court of appeal
  agreed with bridges
  -AER used unlawfully

Question 9

R(miller) v prime minister

Answer 9

• 2019
  Boris Johnson prorogued parliament for 5 months
• ruled ultra vires