Philippe Sands: How absurd and tragic is the animus towards the ECHR

Philippe Sands is a barrister and professor of law at University College London .

He is the author of East West Street ( 2016 ), which investigates the development of international law, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide at the Nuremberg trials after the Second World War .

Sands says the Supreme Court's ruling was 'unanimous, clear, no hint of ambiguity'.

There is a perception outside of the UK that it is a place that has a deep, historic commitment to the ideal of the rule of law, even if it’s not been perfectly complied with across time.

The danger is that the UK , which is losing political power on the international stage, is also losing its moral authority, too.

You sense this now, especially, against the background of wars in Ukraine and now the Middle East . The consequences may be huge. It’s a very dangerous moment..