Viewing violent pornography to be outlawed

Viewing violent pornography to be outlawed
Tania Branigan
The Guardian
31 Aug 2006

People who view sexually violent images could be jailed for up to three years, the Home Office has announced. A new bill will outlaw the possession of “violent and extreme” pornography and raise the maximum penalty for publishing or distributing such... read more...

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Part of bankruptcy law is ruled unconstitutional

Part of bankruptcy law is ruled unconstitutional

Dallas Morning News
07 Aug 2006

prudent option for someone considering bankruptcy.” Examples include refinancing a loan to get a lower interest rate and getting a car loan so a debtor has the means of getting to a job, Judge Godbey said. Thus, the provision in the law prevents... read more...

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Law needs politics, too

Law needs politics, too

Economic Times
05 Aug 2006

THEintention behind the government’s decision to ban employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants, and as helpers in the unorganised part of the hospitality industry, under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986,... read more...

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Judges rebuff Reid on anti-terror law

Judges rebuff Reid on anti-terror law

The Guardian
02 Aug 2006

The home secretary suffered a humiliating defeat yesterday when Britain’s three most senior judges ruled that the use of control orders to monitor and restrict the activities of six terror suspects was incompatible with human rights law. The court of... read more...

Court’s denial of lesbian marriage condemned as sexual apartheid

Court’s denial of lesbian marriage condemned as sexual apartheid
Hugh Muir
The Guardian
01 Aug 2006

Gay and lesbian activists accused the government of upholding “sexual apartheid” yesterday after the attorney general won legal backing for the refusal to recognise same-sex marriages. Protesters reacted angrily to the high court’s dismissal of a... read more...

Campaigners accuse huntsman of chasing foxes in breach of law

Campaigners accuse huntsman of chasing foxes in breach of law
Steven Morris
The Guardian
01 Aug 2006

The first case to test the government’s controversial ban on hunting began yesterday when a professional huntsman went on trial accused of letting his hounds chase and allegedly kill a fox following a pursuit across open moorland. The prosecution of... read more...