Human Rights Act 1998
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The Human Rights Act 1998 is a landmark UK statute that incorporates the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, enabling individuals to enforce those rights in UK courts.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
→
UK constitutional statute → |
| affects |
administrative law in the UK
→
civil liberties in the UK → criminal law in the UK → |
| allows | UK courts to take into account judgments of the European Court of Human Rights → |
| appliesTo | public authorities in the UK → |
| basedOn | European Convention on Human Rights → |
| commencementDate | 2000-10-02 → |
| constitutionalStatus | cannot be impliedly repealed according to some UK case law → |
| contains |
Schedule 1: The Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights
→
Schedule 2: The Convention rights and their enforcement → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| defines | Convention rights → |
| doesNotAllow | UK courts to strike down primary legislation → |
| enables | enforcement of Convention rights in UK courts → |
| imposesDutyOn | public authorities to act compatibly with Convention rights → |
| incorporatesRight |
freedom of assembly and association
→
freedom of expression → freedom of thought, conscience and religion → prohibition of discrimination in enjoyment of Convention rights → prohibition of torture → respect for private and family life → right to a fair trial → right to life → |
| introducedBy |
First Blair ministry
→
surface form: "Tony Blair government"
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| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → |
| longTitle | An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights → |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| primaryPurpose | to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law → |
| royalAssentDate | 1998-11-09 → |
| section |
Schedule 1
→
Section 10 → Section 2 → Section 3 → Section 4 → Section 6 → Section 7 → Section 8 → |
| section10Effect | provides for remedial orders to amend incompatible legislation → |
| section3Effect | requires courts to interpret legislation compatibly with Convention rights so far as possible → |
| section4Effect | allows higher courts to issue declarations of incompatibility → |
| section6Effect | makes it unlawful for public authorities to act incompatibly with Convention rights → |
| section7Effect | gives individuals standing to bring proceedings for breach of Convention rights → |
| section8Effect | empowers courts to grant appropriate relief or remedy for breaches → |
| shortTitle | Human Rights Act 1998 → |
| subjectOfDebate |
proposals for a British Bill of Rights
→
relationship between UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights → |
| yearEnacted | 1998 → |
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