BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 13:24:00
Kingdom is not going to leave the council of europe despite some of the mps pushing for it. that means that anything that united kingdom does, which strasbourg says is unlawful, is a breach by the united kingdom of international law. it may not be a breach of domestic law, it probably isn't even at the moment a breach of domestic law, but the crucial point is that people will be able to go to strasbourg and have their rights vindicated. and to that extent, any new legislation which makes rights that one could previously have vindicated in a domestic court, are now only actionable in strasbourg...