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Does something like this make a strong case for UK having a formal constitution to check the power of Parliament to make laws like this?
by mmmBacon 10y ago
Does something like this make a strong case for UK having a formal constitution to check the power of Parliament to make laws like this?
- waqf 10y agoNot really. The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the law can be challenged under that. See for instance here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/20/human_rights_court_rules_mass_surveillance_illegal/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/20/human_rights_court_r...