International Law

The Big Picture

Posted on September 11, 2008
The Big PictureIn this week's round of The Big Picture photography competition, where we invite readers to send us their best holiday snaps, James Wood of Dundee wins for his vibrant picture of a monastery and prayer flags in Leh, Ladakh, Northern India...

Police officers 'disappointing the public'

Posted on September 11, 2008
Police officers 'disappointing the public'Police officers too often disappoint the public and allow "pride and ego" to get in the way of improvements, a senior officer has warned. Ian Johnston, the President of the Police Superintendents' Association, said officers were "rude and uncivil" and must learn to provide a better service.

Blogger jailed for 2 years for insulting the King of Morocco

Posted on September 11, 2008
Blogger jailed for 2 years for insulting the King of MoroccoAnyone who dresses up like this deserves to be insulted...Hat-Tip to Bob PiperInsult intended this is the real King of Morocco

Independent Snoopers Agency?

Posted on September 11, 2008
Independent Snoopers Agency?It's called the Independent Safeguarding Authority. Independent of whom or what? The web address shows that it is a government agency, so where does the "Independent" come from? The Chair is Sir Roger Singleton, who was Chief Executive of Barnardo?s for 21 years...

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The seven year itch

Posted on September 11, 2008
The seven year itchI think most will remember what they were doing and where they were when this happened.On 11 September 2001, I was transferred from Category B Rye Hill closed prison...to Category D Sudbury open prison.The tragic events 3,000 miles away across the Atlantic did over shadow somewhat a historic day for me.

Not all that Glitter's is gold

Posted on September 11, 2008
Not all that Glitter's is goldWhat is it with Garry Glitter, his chopper, and kids? Do you want to sit in my lap, my lap? Do you want to sit in my lap oh yeah...Stolen from RonKnee.

Iain Dale guilty of indecent exposure

Posted on September 10, 2008
Iain Dale guilty of indecent exposureIt is being reported that Iain Dale has been seen exposing his organ at the TUC conference.

Adults who work with children 'guilty until proven innocent'

Posted on September 10, 2008
Adults who work with children 'guilty until proven innocent'All adults who work or volunteer with children must have abuse allegations made against them investigated by council officers and kept on file until they retire, even if they are totally groundless...

Herd of goats released from Congolese prison

Posted on September 10, 2008
Herd of goats released from Congolese prisonA herd of wrongly-imprisoned goats have been freed from jail by a Congolese minister. Deputy Justice Minister Claude Nyamugabo discovered the goats during a routine prison visit.He said the animals, which were charged with being sold illegally by the roadside, were held illegally in a Kinshasa prison cell...

Dog appears as witness in murder trial

Posted on September 10, 2008
Dog appears as witness in murder trialA dog nicknamed "Scooby" has become the first animal in the world to appear as a witness in a murder trial. The animal is believed to have been with his 59-year-old owner when she was found hanging from the ceiling of her Paris flat...

Thousands of mentally ill people in police custody

Posted on September 10, 2008
Thousands of mentally ill people in police custodyThousands of mentally ill people are being detained in police cells instead of being taken to hospital, according to a report. More than 11,500 people with mental health problems were assessed in police custody under the Mental Health Act over the course of a year - twice the number that were taken into hospital...

Councillor admits drink driving

Posted on September 10, 2008
Councillor admits drink drivingA Lincolnshire borough councillor has been given community service after admitting drink driving with his two children in the car.Now you know why they want the Boston Bypass. So that he doesn't bump into anyone when he is out drink driving!

Osama Bin Laden seen in Cornwall

Posted on September 10, 2008
Osama Bin Laden seen in CornwallA senior policeman who dressed as Osama Bin Laden at a Cornish fete is being investigated by the police watchdog.Perhaps the police watchdog will investigate this case?

Data loss firm contract axed

Posted on September 10, 2008
Data loss firm contract axedA company which lost the details of thousands of criminals held on a computer memory stick has had its £1.5m contract terminated after an inquiry.Where's your memory stick? I've forgotten where it is. Titter ye not...

Mother fined £700 for putting rubbish out on wrong day

Posted on September 10, 2008
Mother fined £700 for putting rubbish out on wrong day Victoria Clarke, 24, left bin bags outside her gate so her four-year-old daughter had more room to play in the family back yard .But litter patrols spotted the rubbish on the pavement and Miss Clarke was taken to magistrates' court for the offence of "the advancement of waste...

Tesco now worse than McCrap burgers

Posted on September 10, 2008
Tesco now worse than McCrap burgersMy argument with Tesco is that its customer service policy stinks.For example, I have just been into my local Tesco Express on Beverley Road where they sell foodstuff with two labels at a reduced price.My issue is with the "Display Until" label...

Rapist sues landlady from prison

Posted on September 09, 2008
Rapist sues landlady from prisonA hairdresser has said she hopes to appeal after a convicted rapist sued her from jail when she cleared out the flat he rented above one of her salons.

A titanic mistake

Posted on September 09, 2008
A titanic mistakeTitan prisons will tip the balance even further towards punishment, making rehabilitation even more difficult to achieve "Titan prisons, as proposed last year by Lord Carter in his report Securing the Future, will no doubt prove to be a great success in accommodating large wedges of the ever-expanding prisoner population...

Lord Archer link to the Mafia?

Posted on September 09, 2008
Lord Archer link to the Mafia?A doctor said to have treated Mafia Godfather Bernardo Provenzano while he was on the run may have been murdered by the Mob to stop him talking, police believe.And, Lord Archer in need of a shave...

DEFINITION OF JAILHOUSE LAWYER

Posted on September 09, 2008
DEFINITION OF JAILHOUSE LAWYERJAILHOUSE LAWYER - A prison or jail inmate who assists other inmates with litigation. An inmate's First Amendment right to assist other inmates with litigation was first recognized in Johnson v. Avery, 393 U.S. 483, 490 ('69)...

John Hirst and "Rocky" found not guilty

Posted on September 09, 2008
John Hirst and "Rocky" found not guilty 09/09/2008John Hirst who was released in 2004 after serving 25 years in prison for manslaughter and who spent much of the latter part of his sentence litigating with some success against the government and prison service has won his latest encounter with the authorities...

Park Warden bites dog

Posted on September 09, 2008
Park Warden bites dog Obviously, the title is not true. Its a short video of Rocky enjoying his new found freedom in Pearson Park, following my being found not guilty of common assault and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control at Hull Crown Court yesterday...

Open letter to Mrs Elizabeth Windsor

Posted on September 08, 2008
Open letter to Mrs Elizabeth WindsorDear MaamI think it is a good value to have, in this climate, a duty as a citizen to keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards all.I am not at war with anyone.Therefore, why has my peace been disturbed by firstly a Park Warden called Carl Walker? Secondly, a police inspector? Thirdly, 6 coppers who knocked at my door then told me I was under arrest and jerked my arms up my back to put rigid handcuffs on and then put me in the back of a police van that looked like a dog kennel...

Rocky is innocent ok and so am I

Posted on September 08, 2008
Rocky is innocent ok and so am IBefore the trial could get underway my barrister, Mark George, and the Crown Prosecution Service barrister went into the judge's chambers to argue legal points and seek a direction from the judge. Apparently, the judge was not happy that the case had been brought to court...

MPs claim utility bills on expenses whilst the rest of us heat or eat

Posted on September 07, 2008
MPs claim utility bills on expenses whilst the rest of us heat or eatA couple of things captured my attention on the Andrew Marr show this morning. The first was when Ian Duncan Smith said that Labour was more interested in a row than in power. And the second was when a reviewer mentioned that as the poor were forced to choose between eat or heat, energy companies earned £1,000 per second...

Computer firm loses prison staff data

Posted on September 07, 2008
Computer firm loses prison staff dataBy Brian BradySunday, 7 September 2008 Justice Secretary Jack Straw last night ordered an urgent inquiry after it emerged that a private contractor had lost a portable hard drive holding personal details of thousands of prison workers...

Iain Dale can't do his maths

Posted on September 07, 2008
Iain Dale can't do his mathsIain Dale can't do his maths. He publishes a list of 20 and offers a button for 50. That leaves 30 unaccounted for."Here is the complete list of Best Blog Lists""Top 20 Non Aligned Blogs"

Sunday evening

Posted on September 07, 2008
Sunday eveningIts been a lovely, gloriously sunny and hot day in Hull. This afternoon I went and picked some more blackberries. They've nearly finished. I missed the early ones and I can see those that have wilted in the more inaccessible spots. I will have to plan for it next year...

Britons in bogus degrees scam

Posted on September 06, 2008
Britons in bogus degrees scamNearly 150 Britons are among thousands of people to have bought academic qualifications from a network of fake online universities in America, a BBC investigation has found.I find it incredible that these people who are masquerading as doctors, paid money to obtain a degree and did no course work or examinations and yet claim they did not know it was a scam.

There's no sense in the short sharp shock

Posted on September 06, 2008
There's no sense in the short sharp shockShort prison sentences are not as effective as community penalties, say new figures: why isn't the government listening?By Jon Collins"Amid widespread criticism of their proposals for Titan prisons, the release of the latest reoffending statistics has brought some rare good news for the Ministry of Justice...

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