Charmian Werren

Lecturer in Criminology @uealaw; Research on law, policing & protest; (she/her).

[Judicial Office @JudiciaryUK]

The full judgment in Chiara Sarti, Daniel Hall, Phoebe Plummer -v- R can be read on the judicial website: https://t.co/wABIxhm9D4

[Liberty @libertyhq]

🚨BREAKING

Shocking new stats reveal the use of police powers at protests in England and Wales…🧵👇

[Jack Jones @StoriesFromJack]

@Geoff_Pearson Have just been reading Red Zones by Sylvestre and Blomley et al. It captures the cyclical, self perpetuating dangers of over use of these types of conditional/preventative orders very well, albeit in Canada.

[Geoff Pearson @Geoff_Pearson]

Almost all of these powers to prevent anti-social behaviour already exist in the various civil preventative powers on the statute book (esp CPNs, CBOs & PSPOs). We recently wrote about the dangers of stacking different orders here:
https://t.co/jJHzVpUAlP

https://t.co/UkYoji1JJT

[David Mead @SeethingMead]

Anyone wanting to consider comparative work on public attitudes to or media coverage of, please do get in touch but speedily

UEA Deadline is 5 January

[Geoff Pearson @Geoff_Pearson]

Our new article on Civil Preventative Powers and Free Expression and Assembly is published in the latest @PL_PublicLaw. In it we argue: (1) that insufficient attention has been paid to how the conditions attached to CPPs can restrict human rights...

https://t.co/JV4nIqchoW$

[Public Law @PL_PublicLaw]

Articles include: @bricksilk on Writing a Constitution; @patrickcobrien, @BYMYong and Sam Anderson on the Judicial Retirement Convention; @Geoff_Pearson and @crwerren on Civil Preventative Orders; Chris Himsworth on the Incorporation Bills in the Scottish Parliament; and ...

[Public Law @PL_PublicLaw]

The Oct 2024 issue of @PL_PublicLaw is now available on @WestlawUK. Analysis from @DrBenStanford on the Recall of MPs Act; Howell on Procedural Impropriety and Secret Justice; and Blackburn on the Monarchy and Crown Prerogatives.

[David Mead @SeethingMead]

I'd be very interested to receive applications on #protest law, #policing #publicorder #freedomofassembly #directaction #freespeech #HRA

[David Mead @SeethingMead]

For anyone interested, I’ve penned a few thoughts on disruptive protests and the need for an urgent review of public order law by this new @UKLabour Govt

It’s in this fine collection of essays put together by @LabourCHR and @AmnestyUK

https://t.co/pIKxPQXoTW

[HJA Civil Liberties @HJAcivillibs]

Civil liberties group @libertyhq has accused the Government of showing “disregard for the rule of law” after the Home Officedecided to continue with an appeal against a High Court ruling over protest laws following talks https://t.co/l39CmgI6Xt

[Charles Hymas @charleshymas]

@YvetteCooperMP set to revive tough anti-protest laws introduced by Suella Braverman @PoliceInspForum @libertyhq @CommissionCE @XRebellionUK @JustStop_Oil https://t.co/ANcA0DJkg7

[alan rusbridger @arusbridger]

"It is hard to square lower sentences for those who terrify the public than for those who inconvenience the public." @davidallengreen questions why sentences for violent disorder are lower than those for peaceful protest https://t.co/ZO16UXFIav

[Liberty @libertyhq]

UPDATE

Home Office has delayed the appeal hearing that was set for tomorrow

After winning our #DefendDemocracy case against Braverman’s laws that ignored Parliament, former Gov appealed before calling the election

New Gov wants more time to decide whether to go ahead or not

[@acmogan @acmogan]

Yvette Cooper could abandon #law that criminalised #protest https://t.co/ElJmgwrCmx

[David Mead @SeethingMead]

I’m afraid this is legally flaws as a proposition. The right to protest has been recognised both here & in Strasbourg as including in some limited circumstances breaking domestic laws

If this were not so, how simple it would to outlaw peaceful protest through domestic measures

[Geoff Pearson @Geoff_Pearson]

All police forces have a duty under the Human Rights Act to protect the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly. This can include peaceful protests that may breach domestic law. This is recognised in UK public order APP, protest policing advice, and POPS command training.

[Michel Forst @ForstMichel]

🇬🇧 Today marks a very dark day for fundamental human rights in the UK. Daniel Shaw and his co-defendants have been sentenced to spend 4 & 5 years in a prison cell for planning a peaceful protest. This decision is beyond comprehension. Full statement here: https://t.co/z3AjeUs4Us

[Adam Wagner KC @AdamWagner1]

These are very long sentences indeed for peaceful though highly disruptive protests - the longest ever? 4 to 5 years in prison for (I think) the new statutory offence of causing public nuisance
https://t.co/yKC4pqHdQB.