Judges may be told how to interpret human rights law

THE British Government is considering legislation instructing judges how to interpret the Human Rights Act if they try to block the government’s tough new deportation policy.

The Lord Chancellor, Charles Falconer, said in an interview with The Guardian that he was looking at the possibility of introducing a Bill to clarify the legal position.

Officials in the Department for Constitutional Affairs confirmed it could force judges to give equal weight in their assessment of such cases to the interests of state security and the rights of the individual facing deportation.