Withdrawing from the ECHR has consequences. Leaving aside the reputational damage, there will be issues in respect of our relations with the EU: under the Withdrawal Agreement in respect of the Windsor Framework on NI 1/3
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but also under the TCA, the deal under which the UK trades with the EU. Just one example: the UK and EU are committed to upholding democracy, rule of law, and human rights (Art. 763) 2/3
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Art 771 says these are essential elements. Art. 772
says a serious and substantial failure to fulfil essential elements in Art. 771 allows the other party to terminate/suspend TCA. Just saying 3/3
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@anandMenon1
Exactly. They have no idea what problems this will cause. I sense a rebellion.
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1. Does not the ECHR allow for nation states to exercise discretion when national security is at risk?
2. It was the UK judiciary that deemed Rwanda unsafe (also hence allowing asylum claims from Rwanda).
3. Why is Rwanda not even on the government’s Section 80AA list?
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@d_a_t_green
I love your holding onto the idea that this nation still has a reputation worth preserving.
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@d_a_t_green
also good luck with extending the EU-UK adequacy for data flows without it
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Don’t many extradition treaties also require compliance to the ECHR or some equivalent constitutional protections?
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