UK government reportedly set to amend the Illegal Immigration Bill

Several news outlets reported on 20 April that the UK government is reportedly set to amend the Illegal Immigration Bill in order for rulings by the European Court of Human Rights to be ignored. Commenting on the matter Law Society of England and Wales Deputy Vice President, Richard Atkinson, said: “If the UK were to refuse to comply with a European Court of Human Rights ruling this would entail a clear and serious breach of international law. The rule of law means governments respect and follow domestic and international law and disputes are ruled on by independent courts. This amendment would undermine the global rules-based order, set a dangerous precedent within the international community and damage the UK’s standing in the world.”