Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor James Clappison (Conservative), on Tuesday, 9 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 95 members in total.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
That this House notes with concern the action of Professor Mona Baker of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in dismissing Dr Miriam Schlesinger and Professor Gideon Toury from the boards of two academic journals on the grounds of their Israeli nationality; deplores discrimination against academics of any nationality, as being inconsistent with the principle of academic freedom; and calls upon UMIST, United Kingdom university authorities and Her Majesty's Government to ensure that academic life in British universities is not disfigured by prejudice and persecution.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received 3 amendments.
- 1590A1
- leave out 'notes with concern' and insert 'condemns'
- 1590A2
- after 'freedom;' insert 'regards such discrimination as downright anti-semitic while pretending simply to be opposed to Israeli government policy;'.
- 1590A3
- leave out from 'UMIST' to end and add 'to apologise for this disgusting act and to dismiss Professor Baker'.'
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1590
- 1590A1
- 1590A2
- 1590A3
- Session
- 2001-02
- Other sponsors
- Greg Knight
- Louise Ellman
- Subjects
- Redundancy Racial discrimination Universities University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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