United Kingdom: Pre-Charge Detention for Terrorist SuspectsThe United Kingdom has faced the issue of terrorism for several decades. It has more recently faced the issue of legislating against the terrorist threat whilst complying with the European Convention on Human Rights. One of the UK's anti-terrorism measures is the pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects for up to twenty eight days without charge. During the summer of 2008 the government attempted to further extend this period to forty two days, but were ultimately unsuccessful. The continued efforts of the government to protect the national security of the UK whilst protecting the civil liberties of its citizens is an ongoing struggle with no clear solution.
This Law Library of Congress report contains information on: the current law governing pre-charge detention of terrorists, requirements for pre-charge detention, the extension of pre-charge detention, provisions of the counter-terrorism bill, oversight, reasons for the extension of pre-charge detention, preventive detention, criticisms, compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights, alternatives to pre-charge detention, and the use of intercept evidence.
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