Convention rights The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) came into force in October 2000 and gives effect to the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member...
Parliamentary statements of compatibility Introduction The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) is designed not only to give people a remedy when their...
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was adopted by the Council of Europe in 1950. The ECHR sets out the rights and freedoms which the contracting parties are...
Parliamentary statements of compatibility The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) is designed not only to give people a remedy when their rights under the European...
Neither the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) nor the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) contain express defences for public authorities to raise in response to a...
The rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into three groups: •...
This Practice Note considers the court’s position as a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) and the effect on judgments concerning...
This Practice Note considers the court’s position as a ‘public authority’ for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) and the effect on judgments concerning...
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) imposes a duty on all public authorities in the UK to act in a manner that is compatible with rights under the European Convention on...
Neither the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) nor the European Convention on Human Rights (as set out in HRA 1998, Sch 1) contains express defences for public authorities...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member...
Judicial deference is also known as 'respect is a central concept in judicial review’ and is not limited to cases involving human rights. In cases involving human rights,...
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) requires public authorities not to act in ways which are incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human...
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) requires public authorities not to act in ways which are incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human...
Any court or tribunal faced with an issue involving a Convention right is required to 'take into account' any judgment or decision of the European Court of Human Rights:...
The rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into three...