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| Leveson report proposals 'would be illegal' | Leveson report proposals 'would be illegal' |
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| A key adviser to Lord Justice Leveson says his proposal for compulsory press regulation would be illegal because it would breach the Human Rights Act. | A key adviser to Lord Justice Leveson says his proposal for compulsory press regulation would be illegal because it would breach the Human Rights Act. |
| The judge's report recommended an independent self-regulatory body for the industry, backed up by legislation. | The judge's report recommended an independent self-regulatory body for the industry, backed up by legislation. |
| But Shami Chakrabarti, of civil rights group Liberty, href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241609/Bombshell-Levesons-adviser-His-law-gag-press-illegal-breaches-Human-Rights-Act-shes-banned-telling-advised-inquiry.html" >told the Mail on Sunday she could not support such legislation. | |
| She said the press was "being coerced in being held to higher standards than anyone else". | She said the press was "being coerced in being held to higher standards than anyone else". |
| 'Free and vibrant' | 'Free and vibrant' |
| Ms Chakrabarti, one of six assessors who worked on the Leveson Inquiry, said: "We were chosen as advisers because of our areas of expertise. | Ms Chakrabarti, one of six assessors who worked on the Leveson Inquiry, said: "We were chosen as advisers because of our areas of expertise. |
| "Mine is human rights law and civil liberties. In a democracy, regulation of the press and imposing standards on it must be voluntary. | "Mine is human rights law and civil liberties. In a democracy, regulation of the press and imposing standards on it must be voluntary. |
| "A compulsory statute to regulate media ethics in the way the report suggests would violate the act, and I cannot support it. | "A compulsory statute to regulate media ethics in the way the report suggests would violate the act, and I cannot support it. |
| "It would mean the press was being coerced in being held to higher standards than anyone else, and this would be unlawful." | "It would mean the press was being coerced in being held to higher standards than anyone else, and this would be unlawful." |
| Ms Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, said Labour leader Ed Miliband had been "hasty" in declaring his full backing for the Leveson report. | Ms Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, said Labour leader Ed Miliband had been "hasty" in declaring his full backing for the Leveson report. |
| Campaign group Hacked Off, which represents people who have been victims of press intrusion, has launched a petition for Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations to be carried out in full. So far it has about 90,000 signatures. | Campaign group Hacked Off, which represents people who have been victims of press intrusion, has launched a petition for Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations to be carried out in full. So far it has about 90,000 signatures. |
| However, Ms Chakrabarti said: "I understand that people who have been wronged want action. But they should be interested in outcomes, rather than particular processes. | However, Ms Chakrabarti said: "I understand that people who have been wronged want action. But they should be interested in outcomes, rather than particular processes. |
| "The outcome they should be seeking is a free and vibrant press with access to justice for the public when things go wrong." | "The outcome they should be seeking is a free and vibrant press with access to justice for the public when things go wrong." |
| Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated he has "serious concerns and misgivings" about legislation following the Leveson report. | Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated he has "serious concerns and misgivings" about legislation following the Leveson report. |
| He will attend a meeting on Tuesday with Culture Secretary Maria Miller and newspaper editors. | He will attend a meeting on Tuesday with Culture Secretary Maria Miller and newspaper editors. |
| 'Papers challenged' | 'Papers challenged' |
| Mrs Miller has said the "gauntlet has been thrown down" to papers to demonstrate how they could regulate themselves without legislation. | Mrs Miller has said the "gauntlet has been thrown down" to papers to demonstrate how they could regulate themselves without legislation. |
| Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wants a new law introduced without delay. | Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wants a new law introduced without delay. |
| Lord Justice Leveson's 2,000 page report into press culture, practices and ethics, published on Thursday, followed an eight-month public inquiry launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. | Lord Justice Leveson's 2,000 page report into press culture, practices and ethics, published on Thursday, followed an eight-month public inquiry launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. |
| The report said a regulatory body proposed by the press at the inquiry was insufficiently independent. | The report said a regulatory body proposed by the press at the inquiry was insufficiently independent. |
| Lord Justice Leveson said the press - having failed to regulate itself in the past - must create a new and tough regulator but it had to be backed by legislation to ensure it was effective. | Lord Justice Leveson said the press - having failed to regulate itself in the past - must create a new and tough regulator but it had to be backed by legislation to ensure it was effective. |
| Press Complaints Commission chairman Lord Hunt has said the Press Complaints Commission should be replaced by another organisation within months, although the idea of legislation has been largely rejected by newspapers | Press Complaints Commission chairman Lord Hunt has said the Press Complaints Commission should be replaced by another organisation within months, although the idea of legislation has been largely rejected by newspapers |
The Leveson report | The Leveson report |