Tag: Aoife Nolan
“Highly problematic, to put it mildly”: Experts react to David Cameron’s pledge to repeal the Human Rights Act
Human rights law has long been a bug-bear of the Conservative right, with critics of the Human Rights Act particularly vocal in their condemnation of its restrictive nature. At his recent Conservative Party conference speech, the Prime Minister David Cameron re-committed his party to its repeal. Democratic Audit asked human rights law experts to respond, […]
Private landlord ‘blacklisting’ of housing benefit tenants highlights UK human rights failures
Media reports suggest some private landlords are refusing to let properties to housing benefit claimants. Professor Aoife Nolan suggests this may put the UK in breach of international human rights law, if the government is failing to safeguard the right to adequate housing. Similar PostsTheresa May’s case for withdrawal from the ECHR: Politically astute, legally […]
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