The creeping overreach of judges both at home and European Court of Human Rights is alarming [Video]
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The creeping overreach of judges both at home and European Court of Human Rights is alarming [Video]

Misjudged

JUDGES are supposed to interpret and uphold laws — not make them.

Democracy does not mean having an unelected and unaccountable judiciary deciding how we should live our lives.

The unelected judges within the European Court of Human Rights are trying to force their will on European democraciesCredit: Reuters

The creeping overreach of judges both at home and especially in Europe is alarming.

Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is rightly concerned about a European court deciding Switzerland’s climate change policies violate fundamental human rights.

Eco activists — inevitably supported by Greta Thunberg — had claimed 30 countries were failing to protect citizens from flooding and heatwaves.

Astonishingly, the ECHR judges suggested actions by democratic governments were not enough.

Apparently, only intervention by the courts could fully ensure people are protected.

We should be deeply alarmed by what amounts to a kind of judicial activism which serves only to encourage eco fanatics to launch endless legal challenges to every Government scheme.

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