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Human Rights Act ain’t broke

Human Rights Act ain’t broke

So why fix it, asks the European court’s most senior judge

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jan 26, 2022
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The president of the European Court of Human Rights has said that the Human Rights Act — which allows courts in the UK to apply the European human rights convention — is working well. Though Judge Robert Spano was careful not to comment on the reforms proposed last month by the UK government, his remarks can be seen as suggesting that there is no need f…

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