Ruth Green
Senior Reporter and Multimedia Journalist at Freelance
Multimedia Journalist at International Bar Association
Journalist specialising in legal and social affairs | Senior Fellow @JSchofieldTrust | Senior Mentee @WIJ_UK
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1 week ago |
ibanet.org | Ruth Green
Controversial legislation introduced in 2023 by then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman, which made it easier for police to shut down protests has been ruled ‘unlawful’ by the UK Court of Appeal. The legislation, which had been rejected by the House of Lords several months earlier, amended the Public Order Act 1986. It redefined and lowered the threshold for police intervention in public protest from ‘serious disruption to the life of the community’ to ‘more than minor’.
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1 week ago |
ibanet.org | Ruth Green
Ukrainian soldier. Yauhen/AdobeStock.comIn May, the Council of Europe and Ukraine formally endorsed the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against the latter. This development marks a major milestone in Ukraine’s fight for accountability in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and has the support of at least 37 other countries.
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3 weeks ago |
ibanet.org | Ruth Green
Corruption remains a significant challenge for the legal sector, but a recent report indicates there’s growing awareness across the profession of both the risks it poses and the safeguarding tools available. In-House Perspective takes stock of the report’s findings. The report was based on a survey of the legal profession conducted by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee and the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) in 2024 and published in March 2025 (the ‘2024 Report’).
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2 months ago |
journals.sagepub.com | Ruth Green
Repression is seeping into more and more aspects of life in Georgia, writes RUTH GREEN“NO TO CENSORSHIP” and “No to repression” read the banners unfurled by protesters night after night as they walk along Rustaveli Avenue in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Protests are nothing new to the city’s main thoroughfare.
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2 months ago |
ibanet.org | Ruth Green
Following repeated scandals revealing the widespread use and abuse of non-disclosure agreements, the UK government has given the green light to ban their use in England’s higher education sector, whilst also considering a broader ban to prevent their misuse by employers more widely. The implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 was put on hold following the country’s 2024 summer general election and the government will introduce a revised version later this year.
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RT @ObserverUK: Child abuse is never above the law – not even if you’re a family court judge. Protecting the identity of members of the ju…
Murdered on the school run: Fascinating piece here by @JamWaterhouse about the corruption that has tainted Ukraine’s political and judicial system and ultimately led to a murder in broad daylight in a car park in Spain https://t.co/W2ItO7rgNA
Great analysis as always from @BBCSteveR on where we are with a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine (in short, not much further despite all the fuss and fanfare) https://t.co/LLFfFkuSxg
