Chris Grayling seeks legal clarification over EU charter of fundamental rights
Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, is urgently trying to clarify whether the European Union charter of fundamental rights applies in the UK, after a high court judge said he believed it had unintentionally become part of domestic law.
Britain opted out of the charter of rights as part of Lisbon treaty negotiations, which would have brought in a host of human rights measures that currently do not apply in the UK.
However, Mr Justice Mostyn said last week that recent European rulings relating to the charter suggested it was now incorporated by proxy into UK law.
Responding to an urgent question in parliament, Grayling said he had legal advice to suggest that it did not apply, but the coalition would find a test case to "clarify beyond doubt and put the record straight".
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/19/chris-grayling-clarification-eu-charter-rights
