Human rights laws‘will have little impact’

THE Government’s approach to human rights protection has been dictated by the fears of anti-abortionists, a leading human rights lawyer said yesterday.

Pro-life figures are worried about European rights intruding into the country and human rights laws will subsequently have little impact, according to Dr Austen Morgan.

“I believe this is misguided. As a result, the Bill will have little effect. Constitutional protectionism in an age of shared sovereignty is not possible even if it remains desirable,” he said.