tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post3157098866983086413..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: EU Human Rights Too Much for Scots ToriesStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-73787090967496196292010-10-26T10:10:07.805+01:002010-10-26T10:10:07.805+01:00Yeah I know but Council of Europe instead of EU wo...Yeah I know but Council of Europe instead of EU would ruin the flow of the title.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-48796756958445876962010-10-26T09:33:24.707+01:002010-10-26T09:33:24.707+01:00Thanks for the mention, Stephen, though I'm no...Thanks for the mention, Stephen, though I'm not sure how scholarly it is to anticipate the judgment in verse!<br /><br />Just one point of clarification. Its an easy mistake to make, but as matters stand, the European Convention on Human Rights and Court are not European Union texts and bodies - but belong to the Council of Europe. The Council has a longer history - and significantly involves a far larger number of states. While the EU currently incorporates 27 states, the European Court of Human Rights has jurisdiction over 48 states, including Russia and Turkey. <br /><br />While there is some talk about the EU's accession to ECHR, by and large human rights laws are nowt to do with our membership of the EU. Crashingly thick and dishonest, then, for Tory would-be MEPs to imply that their election to an EU body somehow impacts on "European" human rights law. Different bodies, different institutions.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.com