Centre for Public Law responds to Commission on a Bill of Rights

The Centre for Public Law has submitted a paper to the Commission on a Bill of Rights, responding to the Commission's discussion paper which asks, "Do we need a UK Bill of Rights?".

In its response, the Centre for Public Law argues that there is limited scope for legitimately departing from the bill of rights model reflected in the Human Rights Act 1998. The paper points out that the UK is subject to a set of interlocking human rights obligations deriving from international law, including the European Convention on Human Rights, and that the debate about the adoption of a "UK Bill of Rights" must be conducted in the light of that fact. A copy of the Centre for Public Law's paper is available to download.