"My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for initiating this debate, which is so timely. I should also say that I chair the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and recently I was invited to co-chair a working party on climate change and human rights. We reported …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree with my legal colleagues in this House about the need for gisting as a step towards creating greater fairness. In my view, there has to be an obligation to disclose because the detainees in these cases—I have acted in them—are deeply disadvantaged. The noble Lord, Lord …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, it will surprise none of your Lordships to hear that I am not going to speak about air guns.
I was very proud to be among those who championed devolution for many years as chair of Charter 88, and I was in this House to see the passage …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, welcome the establishment of the Joint Committee. What I really want to ask is whether the new media will be part of the remit, and whether there are ways in which one can restrain publication there. I have a great reluctance in saying that I do …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech