What the European Convention on Human Rights Has Actually Done For You
[Patrick Wall is studying for an LL.M. in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, as the Sir Ninian Stephen Menzies Scholar in International Law.] Last week, the British home secretary, Theresa May, called for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. Describing ‘the case for Britain remaining in organisations such as...