Barrister labels human rights law "parasitical" | David Starkey Talks... to Anna Loutfi
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Dr. David Starkey CBE is one of Britain’s leading historians. He is the author of many best-selling books; has guest-curated several major historical exhibitions and made some of the most important and widely watched historical documentary series on TV. He is winner of the W. H. Smith Prize for Biography, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Barbers, columnist on The Critic and was made a CBE in 2007. His YouTube Channel, “David Starkey Talks …”, which launched in October 2021, includes videos on The Tudors, Parliament, Academic Freedom as well as the House of Windsor and many other subjects, both past and present. David makes use of his vast knowledge base to bring his audience fascinating lectures and talks in his own inimitable fashion. You can connect with David Starkey through his website: davidstarkey.com
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This week I've been talking to Anna Loutfi, she's a practising employment, equality and human rights barrister. But don't let that fool you! Anna has turned her brilliant mind to researching the history of European legal codification and its compatibility (or otherwise) with English common law. Together we discuss the remarkable and largely unknown text of Jeremy Bentham, "Annarchical Fallacies", which I came across just a few months ago and which provides a remarkable critique of human rights law. Bentham was writing during the French Revolution, but his words are absolutely prophetic about the consequences of Britain's own human rights revolution inaugurated by Tony Blair. 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Jeremy Bentham's "Anarchical Fallacies" 15:14 Sloppiness of human rights law language 24:39 Why did Britain sign European Convention on Human Rights? 33:28 English common law tradition 42:20 How human rights law affects governance 44:12 Human rights law and minorities 55:30 Human rights law is designed for applause Join my Members' Club on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/davidstarkeytalks or SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/david-starkey-talks & follow me on Twitter (X) https://x.com/DrDStarkeyCBE If you upload any David Starkey Talks content, please include a link to this video in the video description and as a pinned comment. #Davidstarkey #Davidstarkeytalks #History
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