The UK's rights debate culture 1.4 Flashcards
what is parliamentary sovereignty
parliament can make, amend or unmake any law, and cannot bind its successors or be bound by its predecessors.
explain the story of ‘abu qatada’
1990’s, preaching terrorisms in UK but was to be tortured in original country. kept 8 years in UK
what was a catalyst for increased supervision
7/7 2005
9/11 2001 attacks
how were suspects supervised
-spies
-electronic tagging
-remove internet access / mobile phones
what was this called after 2011
TPIM’s
what does TPIM’s mean
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures
what did Blair’s government change containment days to
14 days to 90 days
what did the government compromise it to
28 days
what did the Labour government try to implement during that time
ID cards
how did the general public view this change
well - they agreed society’s safety was more important than individual respect
what are ‘secret courts’
when terrorists would be taken to court but evidence would usual infringe human rights
what is the snoopers’ charter
internet companies can store the data and history of their users
