| ID | 111657 |
| Title Proper | Profoundly un-conservative? David Cameron and the UK bill of rights debate |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Munce, Peter |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article considers David Cameron's proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA) and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. Cameron's proposal has been heavily criticised by a range of political, academic and non-state actors and was described by a current senior Coalition Cabinet member as 'xenophobic' and 'legal nonsense'. This article takes a slightly different direction to those lines of attack and critique that have been developed of the Conservative's proposals. The central proposition of the article is that Cameron's proposal is profoundly un-Conservative at two levels. Firstly, at the level of Conservative approaches to constitutional reform and secondly, at the level of Conservative political philosophy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 83, No.1; Jan-Mar 2012: p.60-68 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 83, No.1; Jan-Mar 2012: p.60-68 |
| Key Words | Human Rights Act ; David Cameron ; Conservative Party ; Political Constitution ; British Bill of Rights |