During the last six weeks I have been concerned with the task of sorting out and reordering the very large quantity of valuable information which has come to Lord Bach’s Accress to Justice Commission in response to its Call for Written Evidence. Continue reading “The History of Legal Aid – 1945 to 1997”
Author: Henry Brooke
I am a retired judge. I was formerly chair of the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund, and am the sole patron of the Public Law Project. My work for the Slynn Foundation and Peace Brigades International (UK) involved me in helping justice systems in Eastern Europe and beleaguered human rights defenders, particularly in Central and South America. I am married, with four children and seven grandchildren.
Another talk in Moscow: judicial protection of prisoners’ rights
I delivered this paper on my second visit to Moscow, when an entire seminar was given over to an exposition of the British approach to prisoners’ rights (four years before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into effect). Continue reading “Another talk in Moscow: judicial protection of prisoners’ rights”
A talk in Moscow in 1994 about judicial oversight of executive powers
In the light of the current debates about the future of the Human Rights Act and the ability (or otherwise) of the common law to fill any perceived gaps if that Act were repealed, I thought it might be of interest if I published a talk I gave at a seminar in Moscow 22 years ago. This was at a time when Russia’s rulers seemed to be very interested in studying the judicial systems of different Western countries, and in adopting or adapting such parts of them as seemed appropriate to Russian traditions and culture.
Continue reading “A talk in Moscow in 1994 about judicial oversight of executive powers”
Holiday musings of a High Court Judge 25 years ago
I wrote this article for an Exeter University law journal at the end of 1991 over the Christmas break. Continue reading “Holiday musings of a High Court Judge 25 years ago”
The Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund
I have just retired from the Board of Trustees of the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund [PoC]. Continue reading “The Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund”
The Harrow Law Centre
When I joined Lord Bach’s Access to Justice Commission, Continue reading “The Harrow Law Centre”
Private Law for Public Law Practitioners
Although this talk two years ago is on the Public Law Project’s website, Continue reading “Private Law for Public Law Practitioners”
The Courts and the Challenges of the Multi-Cultural Society
I am now in the process of responding to the Consultation Paper issued by David Lammy MP Continue reading “The Courts and the Challenges of the Multi-Cultural Society”
The Public Law Project
In the week that the Public Law Project won the “residence test” case in the UK Supreme Court, Continue reading “The Public Law Project”
Henry Brooke 