Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

Do you think it is right or wrong that the European Court of Human Rights should be able to make rulings on things the British Parliament or British courts have decided?

Fieldwork dates: 10 February 2011 - 11 February 2011
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Do you think it is right or wrong that the European Court of Human Rights should be able to make rulings on things the British Parliament or British courts have decided?
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Pollster		 11 February 2011
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Right - being able to appeal to a court abroad is a vital protection against the British government abusing people's rights 25%
Wrong - the British Parliament and Supreme Court should have the final say, rather than a foreign court 63%
Not sure 13%

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Currently Britain is a signatory of the European Convention of Human Rights, meaning people can go to court if they feel their human rights have been abused and, ultimately, can take their case to the European Court of Human Rights. Do you think it is right or wrong that the European Court of Human Rights should be able to make rulings on things the British Parliament or courts have decided?

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