Will the UK leave the Council of Europe as a result of the Tories’ repealing of the 1998 Human Rights Act?
"No. The UK will only withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it specifically does that.
The key thing about the UK Human Rights Act (HRA) is that it incorporates the ECHR into British law, so that people seeking justice under its provisions don’t always have to go off to Strasbourg. Before 1998 the UK was constantly in the dock at Strasbourg. It was expensive for litigants and didn’t look too good either.
Many Tories, and Theresa May in particular, are on record as saying they want to replace the HRA with a ‘British Bill of Rights’, which would presumably be a watered down version of the HRA and they want to pull the UK out of the ECHR. However, all members of the EU must be signed up to the ECHR."
- https://www.quora.com/Will-the-UK-leave-the-Council-of-Europe-as-a-result-of-the-Tories’-repealing-of-the-1998-Human-Rights-Act
- https://www.quora.com/Will-the-UK-leave-the-Council-of-Europe-as-a-result-of-the-Tories’-repealing-of-the-1998-Human-Rights-Act
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