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The Wikipedia article on civil liberties in the UK is a good starting point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_Kingdom#21st_century h
by marcoperaza 10y ago
The Wikipedia article on civil liberties in the UK is a good starting point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_Kingdom#21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_...
Selections:
Criminal Justice Act 2003, abrogated double jeopardy in cases with "new and compelling evidence".
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, created an offence of inciting religious hatred, an advanced notification scheme for protests up to 1 kilometre from Parliament.
Terrorism Act 2006, following the bombings in London on the 7th of July, this legislation allows for people suspected of terrorist offences to be detained without charge for up to 28 days.
Here's someone's blog post listing things that would be legal in the US but not in the UK, citing the specific laws or constitutional provisions in each that make it so.
https://prestonbyrne.com/2016/01/06/the-american-english-civil-liberties-comparison-table/ https://prestonbyrne.com/2016/01/06/the-american-english-civ...