Sentence examples for applying the convention from inspiring English sources
Either the council accepts that the policy is a legitimate way of applying the convention, or the UK will withdraw from it.
It could also announce a re-opening of an investigation into how the UK is applying the convention, which was incorporated into British law in 2001.
The thinking behind proposed new admissibility criteria - the second option - is that cases would not come before the court if they had already been examined by a national court applying the convention.
The UK is seeking an amendment to the human rights convention to enshrine what the Strasbourg court refers to as the margin of appreciation - which allows states a level of discretion in applying the convention.
"I believe that we as British judges are doing no more than parliament requires of us [in applying the convention in Britain], I have no doubt about that at all.
Historically the English courts, in contrast to those of a number of other signatories, have taken their treaty obligations very seriously and, applying the convention strictly, have returned children to their countries of habitual residence.
Military lawyers disputed the idea that applying the conventions would necessarily limit interrogators to the name, rank and serial number of their captives.
The Swiss government hopes to reach a consensus with other nations to reaffirm basic principles relating to human rights, to explore ways to interpret the ideals in light of modern warfare and to harmonize views on applying the conventions, the memo said.
"If you say that, in those countries that have applied the convention fully, the court should keep its hands off, this can be misused," he said.
