DISS PRESENTATION

''A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his goverment"

police powers

powers

and the right to protest

Start

my inspiration

human rights

• The Right to protest is protected under the European Convention of Human Rights and adopted domestically under the Human Rights Act 1998.
• Article 10 - The Right to Freedom of Expression
• Article 11 - Freedom of peaceful assembly and the freedom of association with others
• Qualified Right which may be limited for a legitimate aim

the current law

• the public order act 1986- has provisions to limit or prohibit protest if there are concerns of saftey or disruption eg. EDL protest restrictions
• 'reasonable belief' 'reasonable force'absolutely necessary'
• against breach of peace, threatening or abusive words or behaviour

• harrassment act 1997 - preventing protest at peoples homes or work
• serious organised crime and police act 2005
• terrorism act 2000 s60 -violates article 8
• kettling/containment-article 5

the significance of 2009

reform

• police, crime, sentencing and courts bill (pcsc bill) - Priti patel
• the bill would : lower the legal test that police have to meet to set conditions on protests
• widening the types of conditions police can issue on protest
• allowing the police to issue one person conditions
• amending the offence of failing to comply with conditions

methodology

useful resources! - briefing papers -legislation - college of policing -articles -human rights cases comparingly domestic cases.

- Practical in analysing the legal doctrine -A constant stream of case law comparison the evaluation of the law with real-time protests taking place currently. -This allows to highlight the ambiguity and ineffectiveness of areas of the law. -Although it can deviate from social facors and what the law looks like in reality

reflection

• methodology - socio-legal approach
• difficulties remaining focused
• procrastination
• understood how useful the marking criteria is when stuck or losing focus

if i was to do it again...

Bias : Coming into the project with a preconception of the police solution: my research

Utilising Resources: paying more attention to moodle solution: using all my resources availiable

Time Management : not only with this module but as a whole solution: a planner with mini achievements are rewarded

thanks

Any Questions !