The article notes that - "Government plans to replace the legislation with a British Bill of Rights would “fatally undermine” protection of rights under the European Convention on Human Rights in domestic law. It would undo the important progress since the HRA became law and leave people with no option but to bring claims to the European Court of Human Rights to vindicate their rights, academics have said."
With the Russian Federation now excluded from the Council of Europe, it is clear to all but the most bone-headed politicians that the government's plans send all the wrong signals at a time when the UK ought to be defending human rights and the European Convention.
For further information about the government's plans see -
Law and Lawyers: Human Rights reform ~ consultation (obiterj.blogspot.com)
Politics.co.uk - Raab's Bill of Rights would be a poor relation of the Human Rights Act
Law Society Gazette - What will Raab's Bill of Rights look like?
23 March 2022
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