How tall can the European Convention on Human Rights grow? - Baroness Hale

Podcast: Gresham College · Gresham College

Opublikowano: 2026-10-30

The pervasive scope of the European Convention of Human Rights has been demonstrated by the furore over the voting rights of prisoners. Is the ECHR a vital cornerstone necessary to protect individual liberties against an encroaching state and the rule of the mob, should it be replaced with a British Bill of Rights or does all Human Rights legislation create more problems than it solves? Uploaded 31-08-11 This lecture will look at whether the ECHR can continue in its current form and how it might be developed in response to discussion about parliamentary sovereignty...