#echr

#echr

Hermer said in his speech to the Royal United Services Institute: "The claim that international law is fine as far as it goes, but can be put aside when conditions change, is a claim that was made in the early 1930s by realist' jurists in Germany, most notably Carl Schmitt, whose central thesis was in essence the claim that state power is all that counts, not law."

Robert Jenrick stated, "Our special forces are killing rather than capturing terrorists because our lawyers tell us that if they're caught, the European court [of human rights] will set them free." This controversial claim raises significant questions about the operational decisions made by UK special forces, particularly regarding the influence of human rights laws on military actions. Jenrick invoked Ben Wallace's earlier comments to suggest that the ECHR's impact on military strategy is a serious concern that needs addressing.