Tag: ECtHR
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Pablo Castillo-Ortiz: ‘A Foreign Court’: ECHR-scepticism in Comparative Perspective
Far from being settled, after Brexit the debates around the place of the UK in Europe continue to be a central aspect of British politics. They remain so ahead of the 2024 general election. The question of the application in the UK of the European Convention on Human Rights seems to be a central point…
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Jeremy Letwin: The Bill of Rights Bill and the Modern Mirror Principle
The Bill of Rights Bill which is currently before Parliament aims, at least in some respects, to weaken the link between domestic courts and the ECtHR. Many predicted the Bill might seek to do this, and it has provoked considerable controversy. Though clauses 3(1) and 3(2) of the Bill are not without their critics, the controversy has mainly focused on…
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Nicholas Reed Langen: Confronting Climate Change in the Courts
Talk is cheap. Governments, particularly wealthy, western ones, have been quick to make promises on climate change. They swear blind that they understand the threat the world faces, and that they will implement a policy response commensurate with it. Few nations have adopted this rhetoric as determinedly as the UK, with the British government promising to…