Conservative MPs had confirmed it
would scrap the Human Rights Act and have a British Bill of Rights take its
place. The House of Commons Justice Minister Dominic Raab said the scrapping is
to be done immediately.
Meanwhile, Scottish MPs voiced their
opposition against the proposal.
The scrapping of the Human Rights Act
meant the UK can persecute and deport any terrorist, war criminal or any human
rights offender from their country without the jurisdiction of the ECHR. This
also meant it would withdraw its membership from the ECHR.
Data indicates that the ECHR had
cleared almost every case involving terrorists, international crime organizations
and war criminals.
According to analysts and critics, the
scrapping of the Human Rights Act meant further difficulties in criticizing
Russia's human rights laws. It would also mean Russia can just disregard its
human rights laws and replace it with possibly stringent laws.
Tories stand firm with the idea that
there is any weakening of human rights. British Prime Minister David Cameron
intends to have the ECHR as an advisor and leave the final decision to
Britains' supreme court regarding rulings on terrorists, criminals and others.
According to Prime Minister David Cameron, politicians had the duty to restore
the 'distorted' reputation of human rights in the United Kingdom.
