Better late than never!
That’s the verdict from the Isle of Man Law Society after it was announced the European Convention on Human Rights will be incorporated into Manx law from November the first.
The change means people living in the Island will be able to take action in local courts for alleged breaches of their human rights.
The Island has been covered by the convention since the 1950s, but Chief Minister Donald Gelling said the laws would now be "more accessible."
Law society spokesman, Andrew Corlett, believes it’s long overdue:
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