David Maxwell Fyfe

Early day motion 1511, tabled 19 June 2025 by Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 10 members.

That this House commends the work of David Maxwell Fyfe, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and notes his important role in drafting the European Convention on Human Rights; understands David’s childhood and early education took place in Edinburgh; applauds the work of Songs of the People, a project by English Cabaret including members of a new generation of David's family, which educates people on the evolution of modern human rights; notes their production, Dreams of Peace and Freedom, which commemorates David's journey from Nuremberg to Strasbourg through his own words, archive film, original music and live performance; recognises this year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials; celebrates the 75th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR); acknowledges the ECHR’s crucial role in empowering individuals to uphold their rights; further understands it laid the foundation for drafting relevant laws in the United Kingdom; and believes this was especially true of the Human Rights Act 1998, which embedded this protection into domestic law and strengthened the rights of people across the UK.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 5, Labour 2, DUP 1, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.