Human Rights Act Will Hamper Soldiers In Action, Warns MoD

Soldiers will have the protection of human rights laws if the
judge rules against the MoD tomorrow. PA


From The Independent:

Split-second decisions could be compromised by a ruling on the risks faced by frontline troops.

The Ministry of Defence is bracing itself for defeat with a landmark court ruling tomorrow on whether Britain's soldiers, sailors and airmen should be protected under the Human Rights Act while they serve abroad.

If the judgment from one of the UK's most senior judges goes against the MoD, as some defence chiefs fear, it could force it to take greater care of troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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My Comment: With rulings like this, I can just see every dead British soldier rolling around in his grave.

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