Webinar: Life Without Article 8 ECHR - What Would It Mean in Practice?
Against proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act, this webinar asks what would life look like without it. Would common law and Parliament fill the space? Would its absence mark a decisive shift in the balance between individual rights and executive power?
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Start Date
26th May 2026 at 6:00pm
End Date
26th May 2026 at 7:00pm
Location
Online Event
This session forms part of the Human Rights Law Reform: Convention, Common Law, and Parliament series.
This webinar examines the central role of Article 8 ECHR in UK law since the Human Rights Act 1998, particularly across areas such as privacy, surveillance, immigration, and child protection. Against the backdrop of proposals to repeal and replace the Act, it asks what would follow in its absence: whether the common law and Parliament could fill the gap, or whether its removal would mark a significant shift in the balance between individual rights and executive power.
Speakers include Sonalia Naik KC (Garden Court Chambers) and Prof Ian Walden (Queen Mary, University of London). Chaired by Micheál Ó Floinn (University of Glasgow)