Category: European Convention on Human Rights

UK Anti-Strike Laws May Be Challenged Under European Rights Law, Say Lawyers

The UK government’s planned legislation to ensure “minimum safety levels” during strikes may be challenged under European human rights law and international labour conventions, employment lawyers have said. The government said on Thursday that it will introduce a bill in Parliament in the coming weeks to ensure that vital public services will have to maintain…


Raab Unveils Bill of Rights in Effort to Reassert UK Legal Supremacy

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has unveiled a Bill of Rights that he claims would overrule decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights, such as the recent interim measure which blocked the deportation of several illegal immigrants to Rwanda. Raab, who is also the deputy prime minister, says the Bill of Rights—which would supplant…