The Tories attacks on the human rights act are nothing more than political noise-making

Gearty, Conor ORCID: 0000-0002-3885-2650 (2011) The Tories attacks on the human rights act are nothing more than political noise-making. British Politics and Policy at LSE (04 Oct 2011). Website.

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This week at the Conservative Party conference, the Home Secretary Theresa May attacked the Human Rights Act, calling for it to be scrapped. Conor Gearty argues that this move is a nakedly political tactic, and provides seven reasons why the discussion about the apparent failings of the Human Rights Act is a false one.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2011 The Author
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2011 14:13
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 07:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39253

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