(In)tolerance to Civil Disobedience in the UK
Wagner, Adam
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Verfassungsblog
2023-08-08
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Disruptive environmental protest has become a hugely controversial issue in the UK, both politically and legally. It is likely to be a wedge issue in the upcoming General Election. Both major political parties are talking tough on the issue, and the government has instituted draconian new laws. The courts, for their part, are permitting ever more 'Mega Persons Unknown injunctions' and imposing increasingly longer prison terms for peaceful – but disruptive – protests. Part of this is an international trend, caused by the indisputable evidence of global warming and the increasingly activist environmental movement. But from a UK practitioner’s perspective, it is deeply worrying that there are now a large number of peaceful protesters in the prison system, or facing huge bills for legal costs, or both.
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Wagner, Adam
Civil Disobedience
Climate Activism
Climate Crisis
Environmental Activism
Protest
Right to Protest
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https://verfassungsblog.de/civil-disobedience-in-the-uk/
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