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July 18, 2022

UK abortion laws are more precarious than they seem – replacing the Human Rights Act could unsettle them further

Jamie Fletcher, Bournemouth University and Karolina Szopa, Bournemouth University

The next prime minister has an opportunity to make abortion rights more or less secure in UK law.

The substance of the new bill will make it much more difficult for people like asylum seekers to claim their human rights in the UK. Sean Aiden Calderbank/Shutterstock

June 23, 2022

Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself

Merris Amos, Queen Mary University of London

An expert on the Human Rights Act explains why the government’s approach has all the hallmarks of authoritarianism.

December 15, 2021

Five takeaways from the UK government’s proposal to replace the Human Rights Act

Helen Fenwick, Durham University

The proposals for a new bill of rights are now out for consultation.

Justice Secretary Michael Gove is overseeing human rights reform. Lauren Hurley/PA

May 29, 2015

It’s not a British bill of rights we need, but to move away from human rights altogether

Hugh McLachlan, Glasgow Caledonian University

The Conservatives have got it half-right by seeking to repeal the Human Rights Act. Too bad they want to replace it with something almost as unhelpful.

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