Member

Finally, we must confront the constitutional issue. The European Convention on Human Rights, as given domestic effect by the Human Rights Act, has come to operate as a break on Parliament’s ability to legislate decisively against disruptive protest. The balancing exercise required by Strasbourg jurisprudence is not neutral. It systematically favours protest activity even where it causes serious harm to others. These amendments would simply reassert Parliament’s right to draw clear boundaries in the public interest. I beg to move.