Paper 3.6b - A11 Restrictions and Public Order Acts Flashcards
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What is breach of peace?
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This is when a person of reasonable firmness is in fear of being harmed from a person/group movement- a victim does not need to be present.
2
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What is kettling and what is a case example of it?
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A form of protest policing where police form a wall around people and detain them.
(Austin) said it should be used as a last resort.
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What is trespass to land and what is a case example of it?
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An unlawful and unjustifiable intrusion by a person onto another’s land.
(Ellis) said setting foot on the land meant that a trespass had occurred.
4
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What two Acts are responsible for the majority of statutory restrictions to Article 11 - freedom to assembly?
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Criminal Justice and Public Order Act (CJPOA) 1994
Public Order Act (POA) 1986.
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