New Labours Legislation on National Security and the Dangers for Human Rights

CONTENTS

TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " ABSTRACT PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " CHAPTER 2 - METHODOLOGY PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 7

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " CHAPTER 3 - LITERATURE REVIEW PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " CHAPTER 4 - LABOUR GOVERNMENT 'S LEGISLATION SUBSEQUENT TO THE LONDON BOMBINGS PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 12

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " CHAPTER 5 - EFFECT OF THIS LEGISLATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UK PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 22

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" CHAPTER 6 - ANTI - TERROR MEASURES IN THE UK PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 39

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSION PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 45

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 54 ABSTRACT

The objective of this dissertation is to establish , whether the various legislations of the Labour government in the UK have proved successful in preventing terrorism in the UK . In addition , an attempt has also been made to scrutinize the extent to which personal rights of individuals have been compromised in this exercise . Moreover , the culture of surveillance , which has become predominant in the UK and its effect on the public at large , has also been perused

The Antiterrorist legislations enacted in 2001 and 2006 were aimed at addressing the 9 /11 , and 7 /7 bomb blast incidents . Subsequently , the area of applicability of these legislations had been expanded . These legislations have increased the scope of the UK government 's powers

The long - term detention of suspected terrorists is one of the most significant features of these acts . The traditional concentration of the government on the Irish Republican groups that had indulged in domestic terrorism had to be shifted to the completely new area of Islamic terrorism , which focussed on the US , the UK and its allies . Moreover the government was compelled to focus on a wide range of terrorist groups associated with Islamic fundamentalism

The fight against domestic and international terrorism has undermined the basic rights and civil liberties of the citizens of the UK . The democratic form of the British government has been seriously altered The people of the UK no more live in a democratic atmosphere , because the government is imposing several additional restrictions on them from time to time . The subjection of people to electronic surveillance and security checks at all the ports , has become a part of life in the United Kingdom CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

Terrorists exploded bombs in London city on the 7th of July 2005 . These bombings claimed several lives and caused severe damages to property The Prime Minister Tony Blair responded to these serial explosions by implementing a number of stringent measures and a twelve - point programme , in to curb terrorism and terrorist activities in the United Kingdom . Some of the important measures are first , amendments to the deportation legislation , which makes it possible to deport non-UK citizens

Such deportation is applied even to persons who are at risk of being subjected torture or any other prohibited treatment in their native countries . Second , an act...