- and also considers the interconnection between such compliance with the UK's foreign policy objectives in progressing democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

She examines the status of the UK's compliance with the ECHR, including its success rate before the ECtHR and its implementation of ECtHR judgments -

Last year, Leah Rachel Rea produced a #researchsnapshot for the Democracy and Governance Research Programme which outlines the foreign policy perspective to the discourse regarding the UK's continued membership of the ECHR.

Last year, Leah Rachel Rea produced a #researchsnapshot for the Democracy and Governance Research Programme which outlines the foreign policy perspective to the discourse regarding the UK's continued membership of the ECHR.

Progression of human rights standards can be supported by member states' compliance with the ECHR, including with implementation of ECtHR judgments - and such compliance can also support foreign policy objectives to advance democracy and human rights in the world.

The UK however has a strong record in complying with its ECHR obligations, and a strong track record of success at the European Court of Human Rights.

- also examined concerns raised by UK Government's legislative programme as regards compliance with the standards and norms provided by the ECHR.

The #researchsnapshot examined the aims and objectives of the ECHR and its transposition into domestic law via the Human Rights Act 1998, the UK Government's position on the ECHR, and -

Last year, Leah Rachel Rea produced a #researchsnapshot for the Democracy and Governance Research Programme which she examined and assessed the UK's relationship with the ECHR.

Last year, Leah Rachel Rea @misstwice.bsky.social produced a #researchsnapshot for the Democracy and Governance Research Programme in which she examined and assessed the UK's relationship with the ECHR.

Proponents of the reforms argued that the UK should consider leaving the ECHR to prevent its agenda from being diminished, opponents have argued that the UK's direction of travel is contrary to international and European human rights norms and should not proceed.

The UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") has become a subject of scrutiny in recent years, particularly following legal reforms to the UK's immigration and asylum system.

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