Tuesday, 31 March 2015

A soldier’s deadliest enemy will soon be a judge

thetimes.co.uk - Our armed forces are hobbled by human rights laws that were never intended for combat

Britain’s armed forces have often faced multiple enemies. Over the past decade this combination of threats has proliferated. But the most serious opponent — the one that could paralyse our military capability and leave us weakened — is the most unexpected: judicial imperialism.

By applying human rights laws designed for the stable conditions of peaceful, postwar Europe to our forces operating in extremely violent and fast-moving combat situations, judges are damaging the fighting capability of the most accomplished military force in Europe.

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