Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action
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Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful.

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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending an appeal.

  • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
    31·
    6 days ago

    Honestly. Would you really want the law to work that way.

    The result would be a government that is impossible to legally fault. As doing so would be to expensive for the people in power.

    But the answer is. No the acts of any MP in parliament are not within the remit of any legal authority other then parliament. Act outside parliament. IE not involved in the passing of laws are as for all others.

    But nothing said or voted for in the house is allowed to be addressed outside the house.

    The original reason for this was to prevent each party trying to make the actions of the last gov a crime. It really dose not take long to imagine the harm that would cause, unfortunately the only way such a thing could work. Would be if corruption did not exist. As it will always exist in all political movements. Allowing one political group to have the ability to make the ideals of another a crime. Is never workable.

    • GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 days ago

      Except it’s the same government, not the previous one that banned it. So the government can just act illegally without consequences?

      • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        Yes. As far as making laws they can. That is the whole meaning or the phrase parliament is sovereign.

        It’s not a good thing. But is why voting and education is so important. Because when it comes to actions in parliament only voting has any authority.

        It’s not unique. As we see in the US. Where both houses have to act on many things. And when one party is given power their is little the nation can do to stop it.

        But honestly there is not real answer. Any organisation given the authority to arrest parliament is under the same risk of abuse. As we see with the US FBI. All it means is the corrupt political org. Takes control of that first.

        In the US and UK. It is why the right has taken control of the media over the last few decades.

        This is also why both main parties have worked so hard to remove the right to protest. The mass is the only control we have.