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xSub-Committee publishes report on British Bill of Rights proposal
Date: 18th May 2016
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
The Lords EU Justice Sub Committee has published its report on the proposal of a British Bill of Rights. The Lords Committee have said that the evidence makes a 'forceful case' for the Government to think again on the policy.
The report says that the Government's proposals:
- Will not depart significantly from the existing Human Rights Act;
- Are likely to "affirm" in a Bill of Rights all the rights contained within European Convention on Human Rights [as Stated by the Secretary of State], making the necessity of a Bill of Rights unclear;
- May damage the UK's standing within the Council of Europe and the EU, and its moral authority internationally;
- May lead to an increasing reliance on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in UK courts if the scope of the Human Rights Act is reduced;
- Risk constitutional upheaval with the devolved nations, with the consequence that the proposed UK Bill of Rights could end up as an English Bill of Rights.
- Read the full Parliament article here.