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[Phil]

'HUMAN RIGHTS' again!...............tell us something we didn't know!

Europe's war on British justice: UK loses three out of four human rights cases, damning report reveals Ten Tory MPs call on Prime Minister to take action Say there is a need to 'end rule by judges'

In 350 cases, Britain has lost 271 and been successful in only 86 Timing of report coincides with three controversial upcoming rulings David Cameron promises to take personal charge of the issue By James Slack Last updated at 7:38 AM on 12th January 2012 Unelected Euro judges are making a relentless attack on British laws laid down over centuries by Parliament, a devastating report warns today.

A group of Tory MPs are demanding action by the Prime Minister over figures which show the UK loses three out of every four cases taken to the unaccountable European Court of Human Rights.

The explosive research will reignite the row over Europe’s demand for rapists and killers to be given the vote in prison, and intensify calls for Britain to withdraw from the court’s jurisdiction. Relentless attack: Unelected judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, pictured, are undermining British justice by ruling in favour of murderers, terrorists and sex offenders in three in four cases taken there from Britain The ten backbench Tory MPs say there is a need to ‘end rule by judges and reinstate Parliamentary democracy’. Their challenge follows a succession of sickening cases in which terrorists, murderers and sex offenders have been awarded cash after gaining judgments against the Government.

The report, commissioned by the MPs from legal researcher Robert Broadhurst, says that since Britain subscribed to the jurisdiction of the ECHR in 1966 there have been more than 350 rulings on whether the UK has violated convention rights. The number of judgments made against the UK is 271, against only 86 in which it was successful.

In a further 50 cases the UK reached a settlement with the claimant, typically agreeing to pay out in return for an agreement to drop the case. In the 1980s, the average number of cases concluded by the ECHR concerning alleged UK violation of human rights law was 2.6 per year.
In the 1990s it tripled to 7.8 – and in the 2000s it almost tripled again to 29.3. This came after the rules were changed, in 1998, to allow individuals to take cases directly to the ECHR rather than go through the British courts. Taking charge: David Cameron is planning to use a speech to call for rule changes which he hopes to implement during Britain's presidency of the Council of Europe The judgments have been blamed for allowing scores of foreign criminals and terrorists to claim they have a ‘human right’ to remain in the UK.

The European court has 47 judges, representing every member state of the Council of Europe including Liechtenstein, San Marino, Monaco and Andorra. A recent report estimated that 20 of them have no judicial experience. Many cannot speak English. The timing of the report is crucial as Strasbourg prepares to pass judgment in three controversial cases. In the first, prisoner voting will come before the Grand Chamber, Strasbourg’s final court of appeal. Britain is fighting an ECHR ruling that the government must allow convicts to take part in elections – in clear defiance of the wishes of the UK Parliament, which last year voted overwhelmingly to maintain the current ban.

In the second, preacher of hate Abu Hamza is resisting extradition to the U.S. to face trial on terror charges, and the ECHR will rule on whether he can be sent for trial. If it refuses, the British authorities face the prospect of having to release the fanatic back on to the streets. The final case involves three killers given ‘whole-life’ tariffs by the British courts, which have ruled their crimes are so grave that they can never be released and must die behind bars. Court battles:

Jeremy Bamber's case involving his 'whole-life' tariff for murder and a decision on whether Abu Hamza can be extradited to the U.S. to face trial are two of the upcoming cases the ECHR is to rule on If Jeremy Bamber, Peter Moore and Douglas Vinter win their case, it will force the Government to give regular reviews to every one of the 40 or so prisoners locked up for ever – and allow them to petition for their release.

Report: Former MEP Chris Heaton-Harris is the chairman of the group calling on Mr Cameron to take action In their foreword to Mr Broadhurst’s report, the MPs, headed by ex-MEP Chris Heaton-Harris, say: ‘The main problem with current human rights law is that we all have to accept judges’ interpretations of human rights, even when those interpretations strike us as a gross distortion of such rights. Who really believes that some or all convicted prisoners have an inherent right to vote while they are behind bars for their crime? Not us.’ The report calls for the UK Parliament to be given the power to overturn ECHR judgments. Such a move would require the approval of all other signatories to the ECHR. Should this not prove possible, ‘the only viable option would be for the UK to extract itself from the jurisdiction of the Strasbourg court altogether’. The report says that, by introducing a British Bill of Rights, the country could still meet its obligations to respect human rights.

The author claims this would most probably prevent Britain from being ejected from the Council of Europe – parent body of the ECHR. David Cameron promised at the weekend to take personal charge of the issue, during Britain’s presidency of the Council of Europe. He is planning to make a speech in Strasbourg calling for rule changes which would stop the ECHR being able to deal with cases if they have already been dealt with ‘properly’ by national


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[Guthlac]

There is no such thing as British justice the lab/lib/con party and politicians' willingly, knowingly and deliberately surrendered that function to the EU years ago. So all their moaning about how unjust the human righst laws are just are for show. Nothing but red herrings, sound bites to grab head lines of the political sheep. All fake we would if we could lies. Only now when they are starting to feel public anger towards the illegal EU and human rights (which we never needed) joke do the mutter objections to them.

We English already have or English constitution, our Magna Carta, The English declaration of Rights, The English Bill of Rights and our Common Law.

So the lab/lib/con party EU laws and human righst laws are laws of an occupying force called the EU. Which is supported by the so-called council of Europe. If the government does not want the human rights law then they should leave the EU.

[Sceadugenden]

We had Human Rights long before the EUSSR started to throw their weight around with the wet money making filth we have running the country now.
Decent people got on with their lives in relative peace , while the piss taking free loaders were ignored.

[Witnere]

The English Bill of Rights long predates this EHCR crap and don't they hate that? Everything they do is designed to destroy this country.

[Guthlac]

Witnere, on 12 January 2012 - 06:09 PM, said:

The English Bill of Rights long predates this EHCR crap and don't they hate that? Everything they do is designed to destroy this country.

Very true Witnere.