Law and Rights
4th November 1950 saw the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights. A new website has been set up to celebrate this immensely valuable development in the law. Those who criticise the Convention should remember that under the British doctrine of the Sovereignty (or Supremacy) of Parliament nothing is actually guaranteed to the British people. Since the UK is a signatory - and has been since the beginning - there are some constraints on governmental power and, since the Human Rights Act 1998, it is easier to enforce the Convention rights in British courts. Further discussion of the Convention is here.
See also "Human Rights are our best safeguard against tyrannical rule" - Sigrid Rausing - Guradian 5th November.
- Wrong, Mr Gove !
This morning, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor gave evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee. He would not offer a guarantee that the government would keep the UK in the European Convention on Human Rights. ...
- View From Strasbourg ~ Paul Mahoney
At the European Court of Human Rights, each member State of the Council of Europe has a judge from that State. Paul Mahoney is the judge from the UK. In the Law Society Gazette he has set out some of his views - Law Society Gazette 11th November...
- European Convention At 60 ~ Legal Aid
Update 5th September - link to 4th September legal aid debate The European Convention: ?Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation. Mary Robinson, Former United Nations High...
- British Institute Of Human Rights ~ New Factsheet
The British Institute of Human Rights has just published a factsheet - available HERE Please read it. It is now almost 60 years since the European Convention on Human Rights came into force (on 3rd September 1953). What does it seek...
- Battle Of Britain Day - A Look Back Over 71 Years
Sunday 15th September 1940 is a major day in British history but, over the 71 intervening years, it has generally passed with minimal comment. This was the decisive day which marked the culmination of the Battle of Britain. The battle was...
Law and Rights
European Convention is 60 years old: new website
4th November 1950 saw the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights. A new website has been set up to celebrate this immensely valuable development in the law. Those who criticise the Convention should remember that under the British doctrine of the Sovereignty (or Supremacy) of Parliament nothing is actually guaranteed to the British people. Since the UK is a signatory - and has been since the beginning - there are some constraints on governmental power and, since the Human Rights Act 1998, it is easier to enforce the Convention rights in British courts. Further discussion of the Convention is here.
See also "Human Rights are our best safeguard against tyrannical rule" - Sigrid Rausing - Guradian 5th November.
- Wrong, Mr Gove !
This morning, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor gave evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee. He would not offer a guarantee that the government would keep the UK in the European Convention on Human Rights. ...
- View From Strasbourg ~ Paul Mahoney
At the European Court of Human Rights, each member State of the Council of Europe has a judge from that State. Paul Mahoney is the judge from the UK. In the Law Society Gazette he has set out some of his views - Law Society Gazette 11th November...
- European Convention At 60 ~ Legal Aid
Update 5th September - link to 4th September legal aid debate The European Convention: ?Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation. Mary Robinson, Former United Nations High...
- British Institute Of Human Rights ~ New Factsheet
The British Institute of Human Rights has just published a factsheet - available HERE Please read it. It is now almost 60 years since the European Convention on Human Rights came into force (on 3rd September 1953). What does it seek...
- Battle Of Britain Day - A Look Back Over 71 Years
Sunday 15th September 1940 is a major day in British history but, over the 71 intervening years, it has generally passed with minimal comment. This was the decisive day which marked the culmination of the Battle of Britain. The battle was...