This is such a timely report by @basakcali.bsky.social @victoriaadamant.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social.

It analyses almost 400 news pieces on immigration published in UK media, and reveals frequent misreporting of tribunal cases, and mischaracterisations of the role played by the ECHR

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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Q: Does the ECHR stop foreign criminals being removed from the UK?
A: Not nearly as often as media reports suggest!
Read our
@UKandEU explainer for facts & figures
@BonaveroIHR @MDXlawss ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/d...

(available open-access!)

The distribution of decision-making responsibilities makes it difficult for all actors within the chain to understand & challenge administrative decisions and errors. This generates ‘bureaucratic disempowerment’ & complicates accountability efforts - raising critical questions for public law. 4/4

Decision-making processes now spread far beyond civil servants, bringing private actors into extended 'decision chains.' These private actors are 'publicised.' But they do not necessarily know that they are involved in a 'decision chain' at all. 3/4

Using Universal Credit, the UK's digitalised welfare program, as an illustrative case study, we show how the underlying digital infrastructure makes private actors (eg employers) responsible for providing data that, fed into automated systems, directly determines how much claimants are paid. 2/4

How does the design of digital govt infrastructure impact decision-making & accountability? @jenraso.bsky.social & I argue that data-sharing arrangements underlying digital govt programs are dispersing responsibilities within decision-making, generating what we call 'bureaucratic disempowerment' 1/4

Decision-making processes now spread far beyond civil servants, bringing private actors into extended 'decision chains.' These private actors are 'publicised.' But they do not necessarily know that they are involved in a 'decision chain' at all. 3/4

Using Universal Credit, the UK's digitalised welfare program, as an illustrative case study, we show how the underlying digital infrastructure makes private actors (eg employers) responsible for providing data that, fed into automated systems, directly determines how much claimants are paid. 2/4