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court.”
Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, takes a nuanced position – backing the rule of law, but questioning the way “human rights laws are interpreted by Strasbourg, rather than the laws themselves.”
For Cameron though, the issue was straightforward: “It is high time we put the simple fact that countries which have the death penalty do not have the right to sit in judgement over ancient British liberties”.
“We need to control our own laws,” he concluded.
The prime minister is not around to see his dream fulfilled. But the Conservative manifesto pledge that all UK governments will deliver “as an independent nation” means that his critique of the court endures. And whether or not the UK leaves the ECHR, the debate continues.
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