The ECHR: Legal and Political Fault Lines
The question is not whether the European Convention on Human Rights is outdated, but if the political narrative around it is eroding the very trust it was designed to uphold.
A careful reading shows that Wolfson acknowledges serious consequences, particularly in his analysis of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
- Withdrawal from the ECHR would give the EU a legal basis to suspend part 3 of the TCA, which governs criminal law cooperation, data exchange, extradition, and mutual legal assistance.
- Wolfson downplays the risk, observing that either party may terminate the TCA at 12 months’ notice, characterizing the consequences as ‘more likely political than legal’.
part 3 of the TCA as ‘sub-optimal’ compared with pre-Brexit arrangements.
This optimism ignores the fragility of the current framework, as noted by the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.
Author's summary: ECHR faces political and legal challenges.
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