It is only because Michael Howard is Jewish that he would not have been a Camp Commandant at Auschwitz during World War 2. However this would not have prevented him from being a Capo doing Hitler's dirty work for him.
Michael Howard: Parliament must redefine human rights
Britain’s courts should be stopped from slavishly following Strasbourg’s rulings.
THE DRAFTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Middle row on the right Charles Dukes (United Kingdom).
What part of universal human rights does Michael Howard fail to understand? The UK chose not to opt out of the universality in favour of British human rights. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) drew upon the UDHR for inspiration. Once again the UK did not opt out in favour of British human rights. And, once again the UK was involved in the drafting of the ECHR. What part of the ECHR does Michael Howard fail to understand?
According to Michael Howard: "The argument is not about human rights, to which we all subscribe...No, the argument today is whether arrangements such as the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act actually help to protect such rights or, by the way in which they have been operated, tend to bring the concept into disrepute".
Michael Howard is being disingenuous to claim that the argument is not about human rights. He is also being disingenuous by failing to state that previously as a MP and presently as a member of the House of Lords he is guilty of not honouring the UK's obligations to implement human rights and provide for an effective remedy for their abuse before a national authority. It follows that he is not being truthful when he claims to suscribe to human rights.
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