On Tuesday 10th June, Mr. Justice Simon refused the Nuclear Information Service (NIS) permission to bring a Judicial Review of the Government's White Paper, 'The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent', published on 4 December 2006. Judge Simons did not accept that The White Paper's assertion of compatibility of the Government's decision to replace the UK's nuclear weapons system with its international law obligations requires adjudication by a Court.
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Press Release – Legal challenge of Trident Replacement and Failed Consultation
Nuclear Information Service is calling for governmental accountability on questions of illegality and due process in the replacement and maintenance of the UK’s nuclear weapon system proposed in the Government’s White Paper, ‘The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent’, published on 4 December 2006.
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NIS Legal Challenge to the UK Government’s Trident Replacement
NIS legal challenge to the UK government decision to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system until 2050.
On Tuesday 10th June 2008, the high court will hear the NIS case for challenging the government's plan to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. Grounds for the claim are that the government failed to carry out a promised Consultation and that building a new nuclear system is contrary to international law and the Non- Proliferation Treaty.
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AWE Aldermaston Bylaws Judicial Review
Friday 1st February 2008
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice
LondonWomen from Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp gathered with banners outside the High Court on the Strand at 09.30 before going into court to listen intently to the proceedings.
The Women's barrister, David Pievsky, put a clear concise case, backed with legal argument as to why the 21 year old camp should continue with its monthly weekend witness for peace outside AWE Aldermaston.
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AWE Aldermaston: legal challenge to denial of the right to freedom of assembly
A legal challenge to byelaws at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston will be brought by Public Interest Lawyers on behalf of a member of the Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp (AWPC) at the High Court in London on 1 February 2008. The claimant is seeking a judicial review of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) decision to introduce byelaws which deny AWPC their right to freedom of assembly at the 22-year-old monthly camp.
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Press Release – Public Interest Lawyers
PRESS RELEASE
Friday 30 March 2007
Subject: Trident ReplacementTime: 10 am
Location: High Courts of Justice, The Strand, London
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THE RIGHT TO PROTEST UNDER UK LAW: A Civil Liberty in Decline?
This Peacerights study aims to provide an overview of the nature and the current condition of the ‘right to protest’ as it might be said to exist under UK law as well as consider possible strategies for developing this right. Two key enquiries provide the focus for the Study. First, to what degree can an individual be said under UK law to have a human ‘right’ on a normative level to protest on an issue? Second, where, how and why are practices adopted by Police forces in the UK affecting the rights of individuals to protest?
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Legal Opinion
NIS launches a legal challenge to the government to honour its promise to
consult on Trident replacement. In the Legal Opinion provided to Peacerights and NIS by Michael Fordham QC and Naina Patel also include the opinion that the government is wrong in law not to comply with the Non-Proliferation Treaty.view or download: Legal Opinion
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Press Release on Trident White Paper
Press Release, 8 March 2007
Peacerights and the Nuclear Information Service are calling for governmental accountability on questions of illegality and due process regarding the replacement of Trident proposed in the Government’s White Paper, ‘The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent’, published on 4 December 2006.
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Hansard on Trident January – March 2007
25.01.07 – 06.03.07, Hansard – Written Answers to Questions, 22 Jan 2007 : Column 1555W Trident
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which year he expects that the Trident nuclear capability would, if not upgraded, become obsolete. [116808] -
High Court condemns government lack of consultation on proposed new build of nuclear power stations
Nuclear Free Local Authorities Welcome Today's High Court Ruling Against the Government's Nuclear Consultation
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THE UNITED KINGDOM’S NUCLEAR DETERRENT: CURRENT AND FUTURE ISSUES OF LEGALITY
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THE UNITED KINGDOM’S NUCLEAR DETERRENT:
CURRENT AND FUTURE ISSUES OF LEGALITY
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