Free Speech, Protest and the High Court’s Ruling on the Proscription of Palestine Action Rowbottom, Jacob Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-03-03 eng
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 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 Rowbottom, Jacob 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 Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Palestine Action | Großbritannien 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/proscription-palestine-action/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/442aff0f857b4c0c 260303 10.59704/442aff0f857b4c0c Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)