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>> "in the same act, the ability of the Home Secretary to intervene on human rights grounds - passing that to the High Court" It seems like that's how it shoul
by k-mcgrady 10y ago
>> "in the same act, the ability of the Home Secretary to intervene on human rights grounds - passing that to the High Court"
It seems like that's how it should be. Having politicians override the law willy nilly could be very dangerous. Worrying to think that preventing McKinnon's extradition required that though.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoOh I agree, though for extradition it's enabled a last minute sanity (popularity?) check - like McKinnon who had failed High Court appeal. The problem is extradition sets too low a hurdle that the last act significantly lowered (no longer requiring evidence amongst other things), and that's quite unpopular. Has been for ages and no govt or Home Sec has managed to convince the public - yet there continue to be high profile cases - McKinnon, NatWest 3 (which was a farce) etc.