Blog Articles
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 – an exercise in democracy
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 became law on 29 November, when it received Royal Assent. It is currently being brought into force in stages. This post, originally composed on 3 December 2016, is my big-picture reaction to the [...]
Report of Bulk Powers Review, August 2016
The report of my Bulk Powers Review, which I delivered to the Prime Minister on 7 August, was published to Parliament (in unaltered form, and without redactions or confidential annex) at 11 am today. Web and print [...]
Work of the Independent Reviewer
Lord Carlile, David Anderson, Max Hill On 1 March 2016, BBC2's Daily Politics screened a 5-minute film about my work, made on location in London and Bolton, and an unusually long and varied [...]
A Question of Trust – Report of the Investigatory Powers Review (June 2015)
Introduction “A Question of Trust”, the report of my Investigatory Powers Review under DRIPA 2014 s7, was laid before Parliament today. It can be accessed below in print and web accessible versions, together [...]
Shielding the Compass: How to Fight Terrorism without Defeating the Law
Terrorism was commonplace prior to 9/11: yet the years since then have seen an unprecedented growth in anti-terrorism law. This paper suggests that some of the conventional justifications for terrorism-specific laws are overblown, and that [...]