"International talks to revolutionise how the European Court of Human Rights handles migration cases will begin on Wednesday. The British government is urging partners to modernise the way states tackle the continent-wide illegal migration crisis. The talks are the most significant sign yet that international human rights law could be reinterpreted to make it easier for states to target people smuggling and set up 'returns hubs' to hold people with no right to be in Europe."
"The BBC understands that the aim is for member states to reach a political declaration by the spring which would set how the European Convention on Human Rights is applied in migration cases. If such an agreement was achieved, it could be one of the most important reforms to how human rights law is applied in the 75-year history of the convention."
"The meeting at the Council of Europe, the political body that agrees the human rights laws which are then applied by the court, comes after months of pressure over migration. Nine members of the human rights body, led by Italy and Denmark, called earlier this year for reforms. The UK did not sign that open letter - but it has been lobbying behind the scenes for talks on reforms."
International talks in Strasbourg will begin to seek modernisation of how the European Court of Human Rights handles migration cases. The British government is urging partners to reinterpret human rights law to make it easier to target people smuggling and establish returns hubs for those with no right to be in Europe. Political leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen have urged a rethink of human rights rules to facilitate border protection. Member states aim for a political declaration by spring to set how the European Convention on Human Rights is applied in migration cases. Some nations call for reforms, while critics and supporters dispute the ECHR’s role.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]