Human Rights & Wrongs, Jonathan Sumption - The Reith Lectures, 8 June 2019
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- Jonathan Sumption argues that judges - especially those of the European Court of Human Rights - have usurped power by expanding the interpretation of human rights law.
Lord Sumption argues that concepts of human rights have a long history in the common law. But by contrast, the European Convention on Human Rights has become a dynamic treaty, taking on new interpretations and powers.
Article 8 - the right to private and family life - is the most striking example. Should these decisions be made by judges or parliament?
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The lecture is recorded before an audience in the old Parliament House in Edinburgh.
This Reith Lecture is:
presented and chaired by Anita Anand
produced by Jim Frank
Editor: Hugh Levinson
The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948 by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation's first Director-General.
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What a teacher . Anazing
Straight up
Ask as many people as you like, I doubt you will find a single one that can actually define a right to you, or tell you exactly what they mean when they use the word right or a right, and you would expect Jonathan Sumption to come up with some sort definition of a right because that is a function of a lawyer, or one of the functions of a lawyer that he can define his terms.
George Carlin does an excellent job of explaining exactly this point about rights. There are others but his is the best imo & I'd be delighted to hear ANYONE try to argue against it, including Jonathan Sumption.
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