The Government presented the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill on 18 March 2020, thereby meeting its 100-day self imposed deadline. Second Reading has been scheduled for 23 September 2020. Aspects of the Bill are already generating controversy.
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Is adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights a condition of European Union membership? (237 KB, PDF)
The Government has said recently that it will consider withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisdiction of the Court of Human Rights.
Questions have been raised as to the legal and political consequences of withdrawal from the European Convention, specifically, whether a European Union Member State can withdraw from the Convention while remaining in the EU.
Opinions differ as to whether a Member State can withdraw from the European Convention and remain in the EU, given that the EU Treaties specifically refer to the human rights guarantees in the Council of Europe instrument.
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Is adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights a condition of European Union membership? (237 KB, PDF)
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