European Court of Human Rights Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

European Court of Human Rights

Lord Sandhurst Excerpts
Monday 5th September 2022

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bellamy Portrait Lord Bellamy (Con)
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I entirely understand the sentiments expressed by the noble Lord.

Lord Sandhurst Portrait Lord Sandhurst (Con)
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that the Strasbourg court in Al-Skeini v United Kingdom made a fundamental and damaging error and acted inconsistently with the Vienna convention in holding that the procedural duty under Article 2 of the convention has extraterritorial effect? Has that not damaged the court’s standing in this country and abroad?