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Joelle Grogan

@joellegrogan.bsky.social
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Presenter #TheLawShow @ BBC Radio 4 | Co-Academic Director #RuleofLaw Clinic @ CEU Democracy Institute | Visiting Senior Research Fellow @UCD Sutherland School of Law

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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Take 20 minutes to understand the law around political donations in the UK with Dr Sam Power - recorded in June after the more modest £7 million donation to Reform. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Political donations and the law
Who is allowed to contribute money to UK political parties, and how much can they give?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Cannot possible recommend this (free in person and accessible online!) event with @alicedonald.bsky.social enough. le.ac.uk/events/2026/...
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What have human rights ever done for us? Quite a lot, actually! | Events | University of Leicester
About this event The Centre for European Law and Internationalisation at the University of Leicester warmly invites you to its Annual Lecture 2026...
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Expert reactions to the King's Speech. Re: ECHR/Migration - let's wait to see the detail, but the data is still needed. theconversation.com/state-openin...
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State opening of parliament 2026: experts on plans for cost of living, EU ties, tourist tax and more
The government has laid out its plans for the next parliamentary session.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
What changes have been made to asylum laws in the UK, and will they achieve government aims? Listen to the last episode in the current series of #TheLawShow on BBC R4. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Law Show - How tough are the UK's asylum laws? - BBC Sounds
We look at the biggest changes to asylum since the Second World War.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Today on #TheLawShow we ask - when is it legal to go to war? And if any country breaks international laws - are there any real consequences? Powerful discussion with Prof Susan Breau (IALS) and Prof Christian Henderson (Sussex). www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, When is it legal to go to war?
Under what circumstances is a country legally justified in declaring war on another?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Law Show today talks police use of Live Facial Recognition. There is no clear legal framework, but does this matter? Listen in!
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
9pm Tonight: the Law Show debates plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales with courts minister, Sarah Sackman MP KC, Chris Kinch KC, a former Senior Judge, and David Ford, chair of the Magistrates Association. Listen in or catch up on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Law Show - The plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales - BBC Sounds
Will the Courts and Tribunals Bill bring down the backlog in the criminal courts?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
BBC Radio 4's #TheLawShow is back! This week, a team of experts explain the offence of Misconduct in Public Office... and the law is far from straightforward. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, What is Misconduct in Public Office?
What does this offence mean, and who does it apply to?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
BBC Radio 4's #TheLawShow is back! This week, a team of experts explain the offence of Misconduct in Public Office... and the law is far from straightforward. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, What is Misconduct in Public Office?
What does this offence mean, and who does it apply to?
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Are starter packs a thing again? I put this together ages ago and haven't updated it, so it is no doubt missing some good suggestions. But it's a start, as they say... go.bsky.app/G7LroM2
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It's important to talk about #humanrights as they affect all of us. But most important in any debate on reform or #ECHR withdrawal is to have the evidence first. Out today: a report examining the evidence for 10 reasons to stay in the ECHR from Oxford University's Bonavero Institute.
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Examining 10 reasons to stay in the European
From Litigation to Implementation: Framing Smart Remedies in Rights based Climate LitigationThe
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
@joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social explain what steps the UK would have to take to leave the ECHR, whether states have left before, and what the likely consequences would be 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/l...
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Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald What would happen if the UK left the European Convention on Human Rights?
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
@joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social examine the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Today, Keir Starmer has called for members of European Convention on Human Rights to allow tougher action to protect borders 🧵Here are some useful resources on the ECHR, what the UK's membership in it means, whether it's possible to leave or reform it 👇
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Alice Donald @alicedonald.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
A new report examines 🔟 reasons for the UK to stay in the #ECHR. 👉🏻 protecting everyone’s rights 👉🏻 ensuring accountability 👉🏻 safeguarding democracy 👉🏻 maintaining UK influence With @victoriaadamant.bsky.social Başak Çalı @joellegrogan.bsky.social Philip Leach lnkd.in/eD3bH5jU
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The latest @ukandeu.bsky.social report on the crisis in multilateralism out now. Examining the international human right system - I ask what place does it hold in a rapidly changing world order, and the choices ahead for the UK and EU in defence of human rights and democracy. Read it here!
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Jury trials scrapped for offences with sentences less than three years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Dr @joellegrogan.bsky.social is of course too modest to mention the written evidence we submitted to the House of Lords as part of this inquiry and which is available here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
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Dr Joelle Grogan and Professor Laurent Pech – Written Evidence (ROL0085)
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This week on #TheLawShow, we talked Law Under Fire with Mark Evans, President of the #LawSocietyofEngland&Wales, and Charlie Sherrard KC - asking whether increasing political attacks on lawyers and the judiciary for doing their jobs could undermine the rule of law and democracy in the UK.
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The Law Show - The law under fire - BBC Sounds
Do political attacks on the law put legal professionals in danger?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
#TheLawShow is back on #BBCRadio4 today @ 3pm, and after on #BBCSounds, discussing the court delay crisis and the human cost to victims and defendants awaiting their day in court. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New series of The Law Show starts today on BBC Radio 4 @3pm and then on BBC Sounds. We talk migration and the law, digital IDs, and barristers' wigs - listen in!
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
“The agreement will deploy ChatGPT Enterprise on the desktops of 2,500 employees for use in "routine tasks," such as writing support, compliance and legal work, data and research processes, and document analysis.” go.theregister.com/feed/www.the...
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UK Ministry of Justice signs up to ChatGPT Enterprise
: OpenAI sweetens the deal with data residency
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Leaving the ECHR - steps and consequences explained simply.
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Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald What would happen if the UK left the European Convention on Human Rights?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Detailed response and corrections here to the argument that withdrawal would not have an impact on the GFA by @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
"Does taking the UK out of the ECHR breach the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement?" Yes. "But what if..." No. It breaches the Agreement. "Ok, but..." No. Unless your position is "renegotiate with Ireland and conclude a new Agreement including NI parties", it is a breach.
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Alice Donald @alicedonald.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
In jumping off the precipice of ECHR withdrawal, the Conservative Party is aping - and legitimising - a policy which in the rest of Europe is only espoused by the far right verfassungsblog.de/badge-of-dis...
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A Badge of Dishonour
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Following ECHR debate, imagine if "reform is hard, so just remove it without replacing it with anything else" was policy applied to other foundational parts of the state, governance and law - like the NHS, the police or education?
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
"Does the ECHR stop states from controlling their borders?" No. The ECHR Court emphasises migration policies are up to states themselves. "But the ECHR stops the UK from deporting foreign criminals." No, it doesn't. Successful human rights-based appeals against deportation are very rare.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
"Does taking the UK out of the ECHR breach the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement?" Yes. "But what if..." No. It breaches the Agreement. "Ok, but..." No. Unless your position is "renegotiate with Ireland and conclude a new Agreement including NI parties", it is a breach.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Looking for a really simple explainer? The #ECHR and #HRA on post-it notes.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Looking for a really simple explainer? The #ECHR and #HRA on post-it notes.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
For a clear explanation of the role the ECHR plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement and what UK withdrawal would mean for Northern Ireland, read this from @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald explain the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Vernon Bogdanor isn't wrong to flag the ECHR's importance given the minimal constraints on Westminster's legislative power. And that rights matter for minorities. But they matter for everyone - they are a cornerstone to the legitimacy of a system of government: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A must read from @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social correcting the record on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text: caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
From myself & @colinmurray.bsky.social on the European Convention on Human Rights & very briefly (bc it is clear) why it is not plausible to claim that it is possible to leave & not breach the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
🚨 USEFUL EXPLAINER 🚨 @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social explain the role the ECHR plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement and what UK withdrawal would mean for Northern Ireland
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald explain the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The news of Conor Gearty's death has just been announced and I'm not coping. He was a mentor and the pole star in my constitutional thinking. He was also a great friend and fantastic fun to be around. I'm heartbroken for Aoife and the children.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
For a systematic take-down of current misunderstandings - read the upcoming, detailed analysis of the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR by @colinmurray.bsky.social & @aoifemod.bsky.social.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This explainer by @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social looks at the relationship between the Belfast/ Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR To understand what role the ECHR plays and what UK withdrawal would mean for Northern Ireland, read this 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe
This explainer examines the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights. It explores the role that...
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
It is important to realise how outlandish it is to suggest that the UK leaving the ECHR does not undermine the B/GFA 1998. As @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social point out, it would rip up an essential element of this peace agreement: ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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Alice Donald @alicedonald.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Those advocating UK withdrawal from the #ECHR argue that it would not breach the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement or negatively affect UK-EU relations. They are wrong, as this explainer written with @joellegrogan.bsky.social shows. @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe
This explainer examines the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights. It explores the role that...
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Correcting the reports. UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe
This explainer examines the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights. It explores the role that...
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
For a clear explanation of The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and its relationship with the UK, take a look at this explainer by @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/e...
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Explainer: Compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights: the UK and Europe - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald explain the The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and its relationship with the UK.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
@alicedonald.bsky.social & I on Reform's plans for the ECHR (and others) and what it will mean for everyone.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 29/08/2025
These commitments have cemented the UK at the heart of the rules-based international order.
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Treaties like the ECHR protect everyone in the UK, not just migrants
These commitments have cemented the UK at the heart of the rules-based international order.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
@alicedonald.bsky.social & I on Reform's plans for the ECHR (and others) and what it will mean for everyone.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
For a clear outline of the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law and whether the ECHR stops foreign criminals being removed from the UK, read our explainer by @joellegrogan.bsky.social, @alicedonald.bsky.social & Victoria Adelmant 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/d...
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Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Reforming the ECHR: what needs fixing about Article 8 application's to foreign criminal deportations in the UK. theconversation.com/how-the-uk-c...
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How the UK could reform the European convention on human rights
Politicians have long raised concerns about the extent to which international human rights law affects UK migration policy.
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Derrick Wyatt's Law and Policy Blog @blogwyatt.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/d... The impact of ECHR on UK immigration overrated ECtHR stops one UK deportation every 4/5 years UK courts - most recent figures are for 2021 - blocked 2.5% of deportations on "family life" grounds @joellegrogan.bsky.social @alicedonald.bsky.social & Victoria Adelmant
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Explainer: Does the European Convention on Human Rights stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK? - UK in a changing Europe
Joelle Grogan, Alice Donald and Victoria Adelman examine the relationship between the ECHR and immigration law.
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