The Uncertain Future of the European Convention on Human Rights in the UK
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has become one of the most contested features of the United Kingdom's constitutional landscape. Although the UK remains a founding signatory to the Convention, political scrutiny of its interpretation and application has intensified in recent years, particularly in relation to immigration, asylum, and deportation. The debate has shifted from whether the Convention should remain part of the UK's constitutional framework to whether its judicial...