10 April 2025, 12:08 | Updated: 10 April 2025, 12:18

By Professor Matt Qvortrup

Hamas's attempt to use human rights legislation to end their status as a proscribed terrorist organisation is an abuse of the courts and an insult to our Rule of Law.

The notorious group was behind the 7 October attacks on Israel.

In 2001, the then Labour government proscribed the group as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. This made it a criminal offence to belong to or even invite support to the group.

Now, Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem – as the organisation is formally called – claims this is against Article 10 of the Human Rights Act. This is a bad joke with no basis in law. Let me calmly explain why.

It is complete absurdity that an........

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