"The political head of the body that oversees the European Convention on Human Rights has told the BBC that it is 'absolutely ready' to discuss reforms amid pressure from the UK and other countries over migration. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, predicted that quitting international human rights law would leave the UK 'isolated' on the world stage."
"He acknowledged human rights laws may need to 'change or adapt' and the institutions, whose creation was largely led by the British after World War Two, remained crucial to peace, security and justice. Berset's words - ahead of the Convention's 75th anniversary - are the most public confirmation that the body could evolve amid mounting debate over its future across the continent."
"The council, which is unrelated to the European Union, is the international political body in Strasbourg that oversees and enforces the work of the European Court of Human Rights. The court rules on how to interpret human rights law in its 46 member states. In the UK, the government and judges must take these rulings into account, but are not bound by judgments that do not closely relate to our circumstances."
Alain Berset, secretary general of the Council of Europe, said the organisation is prepared to discuss reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights amid migration-related pressure. He warned that quitting international human rights law would leave the UK isolated and said laws may need to change or adapt. The institutions created after World War Two remain important for peace, security and justice. The Council, separate from the EU, oversees the European Court of Human Rights, whose rulings guide 46 member states. The UK must consider those rulings, though not all apply directly to domestic circumstances, and the government seeks to limit certain privacy-based defences to removal.
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