In fact you can take a case to the ECHR only after having it go through your own nation's court process first. So if we didn't need the ECHR, nobody would use it, and our being signatories of of it would be neither here nor there.
A fact often overlooked or misunderstood by the general public, but it's also the reason governments dislike the ECtHR. Even though it's decisions are not binding, it wags the finger and highlights to everyone where violations occur. Difficult to brush under the carpet and ignore.
Yes they want to leave because it stops the government (notwithstanding it being non-binding) from doing what they want. They argument of every demagogue and autocrat.
Fraser and his ilk would absolutely cheerlead for an extreme right wing government, and the horrible things they would unleash. So it's a pretty good call to reflexively reject any of their suggestions.
If the UK first tabled a ginormous human rights bill that replicated much of everything provided by the EHRC then I might have about 30% confidence that we were capable to doing this stuff with out own laws
Sumption is an avowed libertarian. It's the motivating philosophy behind Brexit, Trump and Musk: all about individual rights and damn all to do with responsibilities. It's the driving force behind tax avoidance and no one ever challenges this retired judge on it. Good luck renegotiating GFA!
If we're going to withdraw from the echr, the purpose will be to remove some human rights, otherwise there is no point doing it. So the only question is how many human rights would be removed.
Rich business men think we shouldn't abide by basic human rights and write their own... what could go wrong.🤔
Anybody both siding on human rights want to be told to get lost with zero ground given to these rich people who would have us all slaves if they could.
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Oh english? sorry, yes, scratch that… They DO have a long and extensive history as human rights abusers that stretches the entire globe...
Anybody both siding on human rights want to be told to get lost with zero ground given to these rich people who would have us all slaves if they could.