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Human Rights Act under threat?

Started by Fambo Number Mive, September 19, 2021, 09:29:40 AM

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Fambo Number Mive

QuoteDominic Raab said "I don't support the Human Rights Act", it has been revealed, having now been handed control of an overhaul in Boris Johnson's reshuffle.

Footage has emerged of the new justice secretary attacking the landmark Labour legislation as a backbench Conservative MP, in 2009.

Mr Raab now has responsibility for a review of the HRA and the requirement for it to weigh up judgments from the European Court of Human Rights, after being demoted from foreign secretary.

Back in 2009, he said: "I don't support the Human Rights Act and I don't believe in economic and social rights," the clip unearthed by Labour shows.

And, in a book authored by Mr Raab in the same year, entitled 'The Assault on Liberty: What Went Wrong', he argued the 1998 legislation had led to a slew of new claims in the courts.

"The spread of rights has become contagious and, since the Human Rights Act, opened the door to vast new categories of claims, which can be judicially enforced against the government through the courts.

Wonder how long the Human Rights Act will stay. Probably be replaced in a couple of years by the Patriotic Protection Act which protects the rights of all citizens who agree with the government.

I find Raab's complaint about "the spread of rights" and the courts being able to enforce claims against the government very sinister.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dominic-raab-human-rights-act-reshuffle-b1921962.html

Pink Gregory

Is Raab considered to be one of the libertarian tories?  Because that seems fairly straightforward if he is.

bgmnts

The people who dont believe in basic human rights run this first world developed nation.

How fucking mental is that?

Johnny Yesno

With views like that, I'm surprised he's not a member of the Trilateral Commission.

dissolute ocelot

Quote from: Pink Gregory on September 19, 2021, 09:50:36 AM
Is Raab considered to be one of the libertarian tories?  Because that seems fairly straightforward if he is.
He's been involved with Big Brother Watch; I'm not sure if that counts as libertarian or "don't tell everyone I download porn".

Unrelatedly, there were reports that he has the same chicken caesar baguette from Pret for lunch every day, and yet he hasn't posted in the relevant thread on CaB.