The Lord Chief Justice criticised the fact that in the absence of a functioning Assembly there is currently no process within the current legal framework for civil servants to resolve "difficult and challenging disputes".
First, our current legal framework allows GCHQ to collect data from "external communications" in bulk.
The consultation paper is highly critical of the deficiencies of the current legal framework.
It adds: "The current legal framework of external and internal communications has led to much confusion.
The ISC says the current legal framework covering the activities of Britain's spooks is "unnecessarily complicated and – crucially – lacks transparency.
Even the Intelligence and Security Committee report published earlier this month found "the current legal framework is difficult to understand".
"The law simply cannot tolerate a situation whereby such an injustice is maintained because of perceived constraints in the current legal framework.
"The current legal framework is not fit for purpose, and the ISC's credibility as an independent oversight committee will continue to decline until this fundamental fact is accepted".
When a justice asks about a phonograph, it's because he is trying to go back to the most basic examples that support the current legal framework.
The current legal framework for health research is developed and revised by several DGs dealing with clinical trials, data protection, in-vitro diagnostic tests and biomarkers.
We will also take a closer look at these newly proposed bills and how they differ with the current legal framework in Iran and the broader MENA region.
