Shamima Begum’s Banishment is a Threat to Us All by Anja Bossow

“…<p>Two weeks ago, the British Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) rejected Shamima Begum’s appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision to deprive her of citizenship, dealing the latest blow in her on-going battle to regain her status. …”
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The Begum Case: Why Ministerial Discretion Precludes Human Rights Issues by Devyani Prabhat

“…Upon being found in a camp in Syria four years ago, the Home Secretary removed her British citizenship soon thereafter, leaving her de facto stateless. …”
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A Paean to Judicial (Self) Restraint by Devyani Prabhat

“…<p>The UK Supreme Court Shamima Begum decision is widely reported to be a win for former home secretary Sajid Javid who had stripped Begum of her citizenship. …”
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Closing the loophole: time to clip Hizballah’s ‘wings’ by James Mendelsohn

“…This article examines the legal background to this situation and argues that the current distinction between Hizballah’s supposed ‘wings’ is untenable. If the Home Secretary shares the Prime Minister’s view that ‘Enough is enough’, she should now move to proscribe Hizballah in its entirety.…”
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Magical Thinking and Obsessive Desires - Conservative Politics, Human Rights, and the Rwanda Judgment by David Owen

“…Two days before the UK Supreme Court declared the government’s Rwanda policy unlawful, PM Rishi Sunak rid himself of his Home Secretary, Suella Braverman. The sacking, the ruling, and the aftermath demonstrate both a key division in the Conservative Party and illustrate the choice it faces on the kind of politics it will promote after the next election: socially liberal technocratic nationalism (the Sunak option) or illiberal ‘culture war’ nationalism (the Braverman faction). …”
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British and Polish Temporary Protection Schemes Addressing Displaced Persons from Ukraine by Marika Kosiel-Pająk, Piotr Sadowski

“…In the face of a mass influx of refugees, the Home Secretary travelled to the Polish-Ukrainian border and announced launching a special migration route for Ukrainians. …”
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La cible Marx Dormoy (1936-1941) by Franck Tison

“…Their grudge was kept alive by the nationalist press as early as november 1936, when Marx Dormoy became Home secretary in the Front populaire-cabinet and stepped up the struggle against Jacques Doriot and the Cagoule. …”
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Political Rhetoric and Hate Speech in the Case of Shamima Begum by Alexander Murphy

“…The potential return of so-called ‘IS bride’ Shamima Begum from a Syrian refugee camp in 2019, following her high-profile departure four years earlier, led to intense debate within the UK, particularly over the controversial removal of her citizenship by Home Secretary Sajid Javid. As an Islamist terrorism case with clear gendered dimensions, the Begum case was well-positioned to function as a hate crime trigger event. …”
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Keeping the Nazi Menace Out: George Lincoln Rockwell and the Border Control System in Australia and Britain in the Early 1960s by Evan Smith

“…On both occasions, the minister for immigration in Australia and the home secretary in Britain sought to deny Rockwell entry to the country on the grounds that he was not conducive to the public good and threatened disorder. …”
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The aftermath of wrongful convictions: addressing the needs of the wrongfully convicted in England and Wales by Tilt, L

“…It explores the lived experiences of those who have had a conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal at the final possible opportunity: after a referral from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (or, prior to that, the Home Secretary) or an appeal out-of-time. The thesis draws on interview data, as well as data gathered from client files of the only State sanctioned support organisation for the wrongfully convicted in England and Wales: the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service. …”

The Otherness in Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire / Kamile Şemsi’nin Yuvamıza Düşen Ateş (2017) Adlı Romanında Ötekilik by Fatma Kalpaklı

“…Hence, this historical event makes Kamila Shamsie’s British Muslim Pakistani fictional character named Karamat Lone, who is appointed as Home Secretary in Home Fire, more remarkable and puts a spotlight on the novel.…”
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Topic modelling and emotion analysis of the tweets of British and American politicians on the topic of war in Ukraine by Olena Karpina, Justin Chen

“…We selected two British politicians – Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the UK, and Yvette Cooper, the Labour MP and Shadow Home Secretary of the State for the Home Department – as well as two American politicians, President of the USA Joe Biden and Republican senator Marco Rubio. …”
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Accountability, counter-terrorism and civil liberties by Blackbourn, J

“…It was in these particular circumstances, that on entering office, the then Home Secretary, Theresa May initiated an internal review of the UK’s counter-terrorism and security powers. …”

Has the COVID-19 pandemic manoeuvred policing in England and Wales towards a single national police organisation? by Karen Duckworth

“…In 2006, following the recommendations of the report, Home Secretary Charles Clarke took steps to begin a process of merging forces to drive efficiency and effectiveness in protective security. …”
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The life and death of Section 44 (Stop and Search) Terrorism Act 2000 by McDonagh, Michael C.

“…This means that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JT AC), MI5 have assessed the intelligence that it holds and has reported to the Home Secretary that 'A TERRORIST ATTACK IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY'. …”
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