What Future for the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK?
Tobias Lock Despite the EU Withdrawal Bill’s premise to incorporate EU law into UK law, the exclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights but the inclusion of general rights principles …
Tag: Human Rights Act
Drawing the Battle Lines: The Ongoing Standoff Between the UK Government and the ECHR
Dimitrios Kagiaros The UK government’s proposed derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights is based on inconsistent reasoning and would mark a departure from the justifications usually offered, writes …
Prisoner Voting and the UK’s Imprisoned European Policy
Piet Eeckhout Following this month’s EU court ruling on voting rights for prisoners, Piet Eeckhout situates the judgement in context and assesses its consequences for the UK. In so doing, …