Episode 13 - Does the European Court of Human Rights Matter?
House of Wisdom: How Ideas Can Shape the World
English - December 07, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Current UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman argued that the European Court of Human Rights is an interventionist, politicised, foreign court and its convention, the European Convention on Human Rights, doesn't allow the UK to 'deal with illegal migration' due to human rights claims. In this episode we interview Dr Rumyana Van Ark to review the position adopted by Braverman and discuss the important role the ECHR has played in protecting the rights of individuals, and much more.