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not the first such UK anti-terror law .. Re: (UK) Judges' verdicton terror laws provoke s constitutional crisis
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 05:45:14 -1000
_______________ Forward Header _______________ Subject: not the first such UK anti-terror law .. Re: [IP] (UK) Judges' verdicton terror laws provoke s constitutional crisis Author: Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh () hserus net> Date: 17th December 2004 9:06:33 pm David Farber [17/12/04 05:10 -1000]:
_______________ Forward Header _______________ Author: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk>As Lord Hoffman noted, the case called into question "the very existence of an ancient liberty of which this country has until now been very proud: freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention". His conclusion could not have been
Not the first anti terror law though. Rather ancient history, but there's the Rowlatt Act, passed in British India in 1919 on the recommendations of a commission headed by Sir Sidney Rowlatt. The most accurate description of this act is, I guess, in this short Hindi phrase .. "Na Vakeel, Na Daleel, Na Appeal" - No Lawyer, No Trial, No Appeal Needless to say, it was rather unpopular back then, even more so when the arrest of two Indian politicians under this act made a whole lot of people in the city of Amritsar defy a curfew order and organize a political meeting in a city park to protest the arrests. A whole lot of families from the surrounding towns and villages, who were in the city to attend a religious festival, also happened to be in the park. The date was April 13, 1919, the park was called Jallianwala Bagh. More on that park, and its history - are rather well documented in this excellent website on Churchill - http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/churchill/amritsar.htm ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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