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A British Bill of Rights?

Andy Howells

23rd March 2011

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The government has launched a Commission to consider the case for a British Bill of Rights which will incorporate and build upon our existing obligations on the ECHR. Of course, as it stands judges must interpret domestic law so that it accords with Convention rights following the Human Rights Act 1988

Will we end up with an American-style constitution and Supreme Court, or a watered down Human Rights Act, or neither? The Guardian forsees deadlock, with the Commission split down the middle between reformers and defenders of the ECHR.

Interesting that also within the Commission’s terms of reference is reform of the ECtHR itself.

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Andy Howells

Andy Howells is Head of Law at a large northern Sixth Form College and a former solicitor.

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