Biography
Lord Neuberger made a contribution to a debate on the European Convention on Human Rights' 75th anniversary on 20 March 2025, drawing on his extensive judicial experience. While the extract provided does not contain substantive remarks on assisted dying specifically, his speech reflected on the broader impact of human rights law within the UK legal system across civil, public, criminal and family law domains following the Human Rights Act 1998.
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“…margin of appreciation to enable individual countries to make their own rules in some sensitive areas, such as assisted suicide. In my experience and knowledge, the Strasbourg judges have been prepared to reconsider and go back on decisions when a UK court has given judgment explaining why it thinks a particular Stras…”
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