nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/442aff0f857b4c0c DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260303s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/442aff0f857b4c0c doi eng 342 23 Rowbottom, Jacob Author aut Free Speech, Protest and the High Court’s Ruling on the Proscription of Palestine Action Rowbottom, Jacob Verfassungsblog 2026-03-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 13 February, the High Court of England and Wales ruled that the UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action did not follow the government’s own policy and was contrary to the rights to freedom of expression and assembly. The case highlights how proscription, a sweeping power “designed to ensure that an organisation ceases to exist”, significantly affects the rights of people outside the organisation. Given the breadth of the restriction, the court came to the right conclusion and provided an important safeguard for free speech and protest rights. CC BY-SA 4.0 ECHR European Convention on Human Rights Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Freedom of Association Freedom of Speech Palestine Action Palestine Action | Großbritannien freedom of assembly (DE-588)4015727-1 gnd Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) (DE-588)1375764519 gnd Palestine Action | Großbritannien Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/proscription-palestine-action/ raw object