Lecturer in Human Rights Law at University of Manchesterhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3ml4lyysmfc2tToday the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in Yasak v Turkiye. The Court considered whether the applicant's conviction for being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation breached the Convention. hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-250157 1/5 https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/?i=001-25015705 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lyysmfc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkzlfrb46k2jGreat to receive this in the post over the weekend! (I have a short chapter in it on Lord Hope’s diaries)04 May 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzlfrb46k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mksdikmv222kNew blog from me and Marion Sandner for Strasbourg Observers on the recent ECtHR case of DA and RA v United Kingdom. One day I will publish something which doesn't feature a dig at the UKSC's decision in SC, but today is not that day... https://strasbourgobservers.com/2026/05/01/da-and-ra-v-the-united-kingdom-a-return-to-maximum-deference-in-socio-economic-matters/01 May 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksdikmv222khttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkpigxc2pk23Snowden LJ is the latest judge to be promoted to the UK Supreme Court. He will replace Lord Richards in June https://supremecourt.uk/news/lord-justice-snowden-appointed-to-the-uk-supreme-court30 Apr 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpigxc2pk23https://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkpdkidsfs2s🚨 The UKSC’s Dillon judgment is coming next Thursday (7 May) 🚨30 Apr 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpdkidsfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkp7ssnuqs22This is a weird one. Campanale was deselected because his beliefs did not align with Lib Dem policies. Why is that a bad thing? Political parties SHOULD be able to select (and deselect) candidates based on their political beliefs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-christian-candidate-human-rights-luke-taylor-b2964890.html30 Apr 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp7ssnuqs22https://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkp2tv3dws24No particular order(?!) Unchained Melody, various Eleanor Rigby, the Beatles Inner City Blues, Marvin Gaye Vitamin C, Can Aftermath, Tricky Da Art of Storytelling pt2, Outkast Pyramid Song, Radiohead Teeth Like Gods Shoeshine, Modest Mouse The Glow pt2, Microphones Hive, Earl Sweatshirt/ V Staples [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp2tv3dws24https://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkkba6tkuk2fMoore's position appears to be "I don't care if the guy is a rapist, so long as he annoys the right people". Many such cases! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkba6tkuk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkk2si3nhs22Good post by @finishedloading.bsky.social on our Admin Court Blog on what the ECHR “in accordance with law” requirement means in practice, in the context of a JR against the Met’s use of facial recognition technology [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk2si3nhs22https://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkjysae2bk22I am not involved in this but my colleagues at Manchester have organised a great conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform taking place at UOM on 20-21 May Details and programme here: https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/conference-the-future-of-constitutional-reform-in-the-united-kingdom/28 Apr 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjysae2bk22https://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkigrzjwy22hFor what it’s worth, here is Akua Reindorf KC, formerly of the EHRC, telling us how the GRA 2004 has “almost no legal significance” following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland27 Apr 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkigrzjwy22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkiao34ew22hThe Court of Appeal hearing for Ammori’s case (Palestine Action proscription appeal), starting tomorrow, has been listed for 5 judges. This is very rare, especially in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). The judges are: the LCJ, the MR, Edis LJ, Lewis LJ and Whipple LJ https://www.court-tribunal-hearings.service.gov.uk/court-of-appeal-civil-daily-cause-list?artefactId=2e8210a7-9775-4b67-9665-08909325ba6227 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiao34ew22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mkhefuio222f“Once I have finished writing a judgment... I give it to the secure Copilot system on my computer and ask it to identify any internal inconsistencies. It is remarkably effective." Hmmmmmm. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhefuio222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mk6cxli2uk2iSuggesting that it’s unlawful for private renters to share a house with a trans person sounds crazy to me, but I’m sure michael foran will come along to explain why this is necessary on his substack or whatever soon enough…? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cxli2uk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mk6arepu5s2gAccording to Sex Matters, organisations - including private ones - who *want* to be trans inclusive can't be, because of the Equality Act. I've seen some very sketchy interpretations of the EA as of late, but this one is the most bizarre, I think. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6arepu5s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mk5zm5ukj22wThe appeal against Farbey J's decision in Tasib - which rejected the claimant's arguments that the principle of legality should be used to read down secondary legislation - will be heard by the Court of Appeal on 1 July. See my write up here: https://administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/the-high-bar-to-the-principle-of-legality/23 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5zm5ukj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mk5kwvic5c2dOn a whim, I had a look to see what incisive legal commentator Steven Barrett is up to these days23 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5kwvic5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjwbzseta22aMost(?) academics celebrated the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Higgs v Farmor School last year. We didn’t. See why here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6606498 @anuragdeb.bsky.social @samuelwillis.bsky.social20 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbzseta22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjji25pub22mLooking forward to speaking at the "Revisiting the ECHR: A Closer Look at Calls for Change" conference at KU Leuven next month. Thanks to Eva Sevrin and Koen Lemmens for organising and for the invite. It will be great to be back in Belgium after a good while. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/apps/activiteiten/calendar/revisiting-the-echr-a-closer-look-at-calls-for-change-666915 Apr 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjji25pub22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjgyw2vdm222An unsurprising finding from the ECtHR that Hungary's life sentence regime breaches Article 3 ECHR. Established case law is followed and applied. There's a really interesting dissent by Judge Pisani, questioning many aspects of the Court's case law in this area. https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-24936314 Apr 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgyw2vdm222https://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mj5ozjqsp22uThe UK Supreme Court is getting through its backlog remarkably quickly. According to its website, there are currently only 12 outstanding judgments remaining (of course, new cases are being heard all the time). The oldest outstanding case is Dillon, which was heard on 14-16 October 2025.10 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ozjqsp22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social/post/3mj3kgnjuxc2mIt’s quite something when your argument boils down to: anything with a rainbow = promoting gender ideology (!!) = prohibited It was therefore baffling that this exact argument was accepted by a High Court judge last year: https://dflw.ie/policing-pride-r-on-the-application-of-lindsey-smith-v-the-chief-constable-of-northumbria-police-2025-ewhc-1805-admin/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:vnssj5ymvpkzmpsmkasg67l4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3kgnjuxc2m