Whatever the intention behind Theresa May’s remarks, they were highly regrettable.

The Grotius Lecture at the Law Society, London, was delivered this year on 26 June by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.

He said:

Earlier this month, Britain’s Prime Minister called for human rights laws to be overturned if they were to “get in the way” in the fight against terrorism.