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Human Rights Act

Proceeding contribution from Robert Neill (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 June 2015. It occurred during Debate on Human Rights Act.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that promotion, which is unexpected and undeserved on both counts. I always look forward to the future with optimism as far as those two matters are concerned. Extraterritoriality is an important issue. It has exercised those involved in a number of recent Court judgments, and it is precisely the sort of area where we might find a proportionate and sensible way forward.

I hope we will engage with the profession on these issues, because there is a great deal of knowledge and understanding about this issue. We tend to regard what happens in the Strasbourg Court as a bit of a sideshow, and that would be a mistake, whatever side of the argument we are on.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
597 c416WH 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Legislation
Human Rights Act 1998
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