We can't remove human rights
There may be hysteria over two Pakistani terror suspects staying in the UK, but repealing the Human Rights Act is no solution
The ruling by the special immigration court, Siac, that two Pakistani students judged to pose a serious threat to Britain's security cannot be deported to their own country because of the risk they would be tortured has predictably fuelled demands for the repeal of the Human Rights Act.
The Conservatives, as Tory supporting newspapers quickly reminded us, had repeatedly promised to repeal the act (and replace it with a bill of rights).
In all the hysteria surrounding the Siac decision, one salient fact is ignored. The courts are bound by European court of human rights case law. This is based on the European convention on human rights, which Britain helped to draw up in 1949 and which has bound the UK ever since.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
They also missed one other very important fact - innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
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