tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post2517447474064417356..comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00Comments on The Lippard Blog: UK infringement of freedom of speechLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-5681653157278475242008-05-22T21:11:00.000-07:002008-05-22T21:11:00.000-07:00Speaking as a British citizen, I entirely agree, a...Speaking as a British citizen, I entirely agree, although I attribute this scandalous situation to the denial, by politicians of all stripes, of a written constitution to Her Majesty's subjects.<BR/><BR/>Citizens of the United States have enjoyed the protections of such a constitution, embodying a codified declaration of fundamental human rights, since 1787. American citizens can cite The First Amendment as a statutory guarantee of their right to freedom of expression, for example. While recognizing the merits of the common law, the fact is that until the incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights into domestic law, a British citizen had nothing remotely equivalent in terms of a readily accessible guarantee of his or her right to freedom of speech.<BR/><BR/>In this particular case, I would hope that consideration is being given to an action against the police under the terms of the Human Rights Act on the grounds that the victim's rights under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights were violated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311738457332907931noreply@blogger.com