LONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The British government is considering new laws to force judges to take more account of national security when ruling on deportations of terror suspects.
Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer said Friday the changes would allow Britain to deport undesirable individuals while still abiding by the Human Rights Act.
He told BBC Radio he wanted the same weight to be given to security concerns as to suspects' human rights.
"That may involve an act which says this is the correct interpretation of the European Convention (on Human Rights)."
Falconer denied he was telling judges how to interpret the law.
But Gareth Peirce, the prominent human rights lawyer representing seven of the 10 terror suspects detained Thursday pending deportation, condemned Lord Falconer's suggestion, describing it as "a constitutional challenge of the highest order."
The 10 men were detained after ministers finalized an agreement with Jordan that any deportees would not face persecution. The government is in negotiation with 10 other countries with poor human rights records.
