Human Rights and Global Responsibility: an international agenda for the UK. This report addresses in detail three human rights issues where UK Government policy could be strengthened, and sets out new policy recommendations in each: · Human rights and the international business agenda, including company policies on corporate social responsibility. · Human rights and multilateral organisations, with a particular focus on the role of the United Nations. · Human rights and military intervention, including an assessment of recent interventions in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq, and proposed new principles to guide future interventions. By David Mepham and Jane Cooper.

By Institute for Public Policy Research, UK.

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Tough Love A Critique of the Domestic Violence, Crime, & Victims Bill 2003. This pamphlet will examine the magnitude of domestic violence problems and what risks and benefits the proposed legal measures will present. Significant issues are raised, not just for the victims of domestic violence, but also for the entire criminal justice system. Will the new bill pose a serious threat to civil liberties? Will the intended measures to support victims be truly effective or are they mere window dressing? The author considers the dangers of introducing a rigid system to deal with the wide range of domestic violence offences, and suggests an alternative, more flexible approach. By Alicia Collinson for the Policy Exchange.

By Policy Exchange, UK.

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Migration, public health and compulsory screening for TB and HIV. The first in a series of working papers on asylum and migration, discussing in particular the health screening of asylum seekers and immigrants for TB and HIV. By Richard Coker.

By Institute for Public Policy Research, UK.

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Following the Government's recent announcement that the office of Lord Chancellor is to be abolished and that a new Supreme Court will replace the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom, this book examines the merits of these changes and how they should be enacted. By Charles Banner and Alex Deane. Following the Government's recent announcement that the office of Lord Chancellor is to be abolished and that a new Supreme Court will replace the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom, this book examines the merits of these changes and how they should be enacted. By Charles Banner and Alex Deane.

By Policy Exchange, UK.

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Asylum seekers: the facts. This fact file aims to debunk myths about where people seeking asylum come from, why they leave their countries of origin, why they come to the UK and whether the UK receives more than its ?fair share? of people seeking protection. It also pulls together existing statistical information about the numbers of asylum seekers in the UK and Europe, the effectiveness of the procedures for determining claims and the cost of the asylum system. By Matt Gill and Heaven Crawley and Susana Calsamiglia-Mendlewicz.

By Institute for Public Policy Research, UK.

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Police Reform. What is the best way to run a police force in modern Britain? What systems of accountability produce greatest success in fighting crime and restoring public confidence in the police? How can we learn from the successes and failures of policing in other countries? By Barry Loveday and Anna Reid.

By Policy Exchange, UK, US, France, Netherlands.

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States of Conflict: Causes and patterns of forced migration to the EU and policy responses. An empirical analysis of the conditions in the countries from which asylum seekers originate and an assessment of the role of the European Commission in reducing the number of asylum seekers arriving at its borders. By Stephen Castles, Heaven Crawley and Sean Loughna.

By Institute for Public Policy Research, US.

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Immigration: Asylum Seekers. Rising numbers of asylum seekers in Europe have generated concerns within states about imbalances in the costs borne by different regions. Germany and the UK have responded by introducing systems of dispersal of asylum seekers between Länder or regions to help redistribute the costs of reception, reduce social tensions and deter potential applicants. The report analyses German and British policies and suggests that dispersal has had mixed success in realising these goals. "Spreading the costs of asylum seekers" by Christina Boswell is published by the Anglo-German Foundation.

By Anglo-German Foundation, UK.

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Police Performance. "How Is Your Police Force Performing?", contains the first ever comprehensive performance league tables for police forces in England and Wales. The research suggests that: quick hit initiatives like the UK Government?s Safer Streets drive may distort police performance; the best forces in the country are the smallest so local focus is key; many large urban forces are failing their communities and may need more funding.

By Policy Exchange, UK.

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Risk Factors Among Young People. Research has identified factors in children's and young people's lives associated with an increased risk of problems at school, drug and alcohol misuse and criminal behaviour. Other factors protect them from difficulties, even when heavily exposed to risk. This evidence has established the potential for strategies to promote children's positive development, based on the risk and protection profile of the neighbourhoods where they live. "Youth at risk? A national survey of risk factors, protective factors and problem behaviour among young people in England, Scotland and Wales" by Sarah Beinart, Barry Anderson, Stephanie Lee and David Utting is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

By Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK.

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