International lawyers that know it does have the force of law, but it was a declaration like your declaration of independence. Universal declaration of human rights couldnt be agreed to anymore globally. But at least in america we i think overwhelmingly would say we agree. I agree. With the sentiments of the universal. Do you agree with that . I agree with that. The universal declaration grew out of the second world war, largely out of the holocaust written by a jewish frenchman and it was an amazing accomplishment for which he got the nobel peace prize. There are efforts afoot to try to undo it and to try to undo freedom of speech, free done of religion. Freedom of religion. There are attempts to try to essentially put blasphemy laws back into universal exceptions to free speech and i think the United States government hasnt taken a Strong Enough view against that kind of international encroachment on our particular concept of liberty. Many people think it is too american that we are
The court would not accept the corporate individual distinction. , i think hard to know they will accept the analysis that has been put forward by the private parties rather than the government. How they will find there is a compelling need, i just do not to know. I think the prospects are bright for hobby lobby and demo for the government and they tend not to make predictions but you asked me to. Thatee totally with allen the argument with respect to hobby lobby and the five members lost their rights and filed articles with the corporations. It borders in my judgment on the frivolous. I do not see it. Are humans do not view as before. Have won i would be surprised. The second thing is the religious freedom act is so powerful. Let me give you one very quick example. Congress that we are series of our religious freedoms so we will apply it to inmates in prison. Essentially applied to institutions, state prisons for stop a state prisons. Arguments were made by the state of ohio and michi
Delicate and dangerous stage and the restrictions on our way of life wont be lifted quickly. We will end up wont be lifted quickly. We will end up moving to a new normal, and i think we will need to make sure we can proceed in a sure footed way, which is why i know the temptation to start announcing proposals now but that is misleading, but we need to ta ke but that is misleading, but we need to take a sure footed way forward which protects life and preserves oui which protects life and preserves our way of life. At the Scottish Government has again signalled it might takea government has again signalled it might take a different route out of lockdown. That would mean if, and it is and if, we are not likely to get into this territory if the uk government. Clearly i would want to make sure scotland did what i judged best to protect the population. In germany, rules on public gatherings have been flouted by protesters in berlin who held a rally to demonstrate against lockdown. Sweden has
Also in the programme. Charity challenges at home. Across the uk, people find new ways to raise money for charities that would have benefited from the London Marathon. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, here in the uk, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has rejected calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown stressing that the outbreak was still at a delicate and dangerous stage. The government is coming under pressure to relax the social distancing measures, amid concern about the damage they are doing to the economy. But mr raab, who is deputising for Prime Minister borisjohnson, said it would be irresponsible to speculate on specific, individual measures to ease the lockdown. In spain children are being allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks, as the government relaxes one of europes strictest lockdowns. Under 14s will be allowed out
More cloud around today and in the is. The second thing you need to do chance in the north chance of a is. The second thing you need to do is have the ability to track, trace few showers and it is all a change as we start the new week. Good and isolate and quarantine. So yes it is great you know work transmission is, yes you have but you want to keep it down and keep it morning. Going down. And if it pops up its sunday 26th april. Our top story anywhere else you want to be also the Prime Minister will return to work tomorrow, jump anywhere else you want to be also just over three weeks after being admitted jump on it right away. The third to hospital to be thing is how can you get people treated for coronavirus. Boris johnson returns safely back to work, school . Have to downing street with the death toll from covid 19 you ensured the workplaces still in uk hospitals now beyond 20,000. Theres also growing pressure to explain how the government plans allow social distancing because reme